The national women’s belt is called “sakan antupkel” in the language of the Khanty people. It is a strip of beads that has a complex geometric pattern of white, blue, orange and light green colors.
The belt from the exhibition was made by the craftswoman Tatyana Lozyamova in the village of Kazym in the Beloyarsky district of Ugra in 2008.
The indigenous northern peoples believed that this belt protected one of the four souls of a woman — the stomach soul. In the old days, a rope was tied around the waist of a little girl. This was done so that the protective belt would be put on the right place. The Khanty wore a belt only when they were wearing outwear. Shirts and dresses were worn without a belt.
The name of the women’s belt, to which shoes were attached with straps, was a secret one — it was forbidden to say it outloud.
Ob Ugrians widely used beads in decorative and applied art. In the culture of the northern peoples, this material appeared around the 10 — 13th century, when trade began to develop in those territories. For example, the merchants from Veliky Novgorod brought ‘odekui’ (large blue beads made of glass paste) for sale. Odekui were used before Russian beads. The new type of beads quickly replaced traditional types of decoration from the culture of the northern ethnic groups, for example, painted deer skins and metal details.
Each local Khanty group had its own unique beadweaving techniques and special patterns. Most often, classical geometric patterns (rhombuses, lines, zigzags) were used for decoration, as well as the stylized images of animals, for example, deer, hares, or birds.
The belt from the exhibition was made by the craftswoman Tatyana Lozyamova in the village of Kazym in the Beloyarsky district of Ugra in 2008.
The indigenous northern peoples believed that this belt protected one of the four souls of a woman — the stomach soul. In the old days, a rope was tied around the waist of a little girl. This was done so that the protective belt would be put on the right place. The Khanty wore a belt only when they were wearing outwear. Shirts and dresses were worn without a belt.
The name of the women’s belt, to which shoes were attached with straps, was a secret one — it was forbidden to say it outloud.
Ob Ugrians widely used beads in decorative and applied art. In the culture of the northern peoples, this material appeared around the 10 — 13th century, when trade began to develop in those territories. For example, the merchants from Veliky Novgorod brought ‘odekui’ (large blue beads made of glass paste) for sale. Odekui were used before Russian beads. The new type of beads quickly replaced traditional types of decoration from the culture of the northern ethnic groups, for example, painted deer skins and metal details.
Initially, jewelry was created by sewing each separate bead to the material. The technique of threading several beads on a tendon or nylon thread or fishing line appeared later. The craftswomen gathered an entire beaded trim, which was then sewn to the fabric. Even later, there were items that were entirely woven from beads, for example, belts, headbands, bracelets, pendants.
Each local Khanty group had its own unique beadweaving techniques and special patterns. Most often, classical geometric patterns (rhombuses, lines, zigzags) were used for decoration, as well as the stylized images of animals, for example, deer, hares, or birds.
