ELEMENTS OF WOMEN’S TRADITIONAL CLOTHES OF THE ZAVYAT UDMURTS AS A REFLECTION OF THE CULTURAL INDIVIDUALITY OF A LOCAL GROUP
Based on field ethnographic materials, the article examines the elements of traditional women’s clothing of the Udmurts living in the territory of the Kukmorsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan. The research contains a detailed description of traditional head coverings, a maiden headdress takya , a women’s shirt udmurt dress , which were used as a concert, festive, ritual costume at the present time. The paper examines the features of clothing in detail: the materials that are used, manufacturing techniques, coloring, composition, ornament, as well as its inclusion in the spiritual and ritual sphere of life of the Zavyat Udmurts. There are three main types of women’s shirt udmurt dress of different periods of existence; they give an idea of the change in women’s costume in a historical context. The authors note that knowledge about the traditional women’s costume, its configuration, using in ritual practice is quite well preserved among the people, especially among middle-aged respondents. The Udmurt folk costume is one of the key elements of ethnic culture, performing an ethno-integrating function, along with national dishes, native language, song folklore, etc.