Archaic elements in gold embroidery of the Volga- Ural Tatars: materials, process, ornament
The article deals with the history of the appearance of the art of gold threads embroidery among the Volga-Ural Tatars. The author makes an attempt to trace the sources of the appearance of this art in the territory of the Volga Bulgaria at the time of the Golden Horde. It is assumed that this kind of embroidery was adopted by the traditional art of gold embroidery of the Volga-Ural Tatars directly from the Volga Bulgars’ heritage. The article describes the technique and process of the Tatar gold embroidering, materials and ornament comparing with the finding from Bolgar city.