Felt in the Traditional Life of the Kalmyks: Felt Crafts
https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2017-10-154-161
Abstract
Works of applied and decorative arts of Mongolian peoples are represented in a number of Russia’s museum collections, such as Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera), the Russian Museum of Ethnography, Palmov National Museum of the Republic of Kalmykia, Zaya Pandita Museum of the Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS. The article studies felts from Russia’s museums exhibiting household utensils and objects of traditional culture of Mongolian nomads. Investigating Kalmykia’s cultural heritage, the author turns to museum collections of Russia. The latter require comprehensive studies that would combine methods and practices of art criticism, history and ethnoculturology. The study is relevant enough since it examines ethnic traditions of felt crafts.
Keywords
Kalmyks,
culture,
museums of Russia,
collections,
tradition,
art of nomads,
felt,
cultural heritage,
research
About the Author
S. Batyreva
Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (Elista, Russian Federation)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ph. D. in Art Studies (Doctor of Art Criticism), Leading Scientist of the Department of History, Archeology and Ethnology Department
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Batyreva S. Felt in the Traditional Life of the Kalmyks: Felt Crafts. Mongolian Studies. 2017;9(1):154-161. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2017-10-154-161
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