THE IMAGE OF THE WORLD IN ORNAMENTS OF AN UDMURT WOMEN’S COSTUME
The article is devoted to the anniversary of Udmurt artist and ethnographer S. N. Vinogradov. The main subject of his theoretical studies is the symbolism of Udmurt patterns. The authors (a teacher and a student) consider themselves to be Semen Vinogradov’s successors and develop this topic in their scientific researches. The paper aims to unreveal the meaning of embroidered patterns on ritual belts, breastplates and head towels of Udmurt women. The universal images of ornament art - the world tree and the mother goddess - are interpreted by Udmurt craftswomen in a special way. The Udmurt ornament, compared to the Russian one, for example, does not contain painting motifs. The Udmurt ornamentation is strictly geometric, but not less imaginative. The images of embroideries correlate with archaeological data and it is suggested that the origin of ornamental motifs can be found there.