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"Decorative metal: metal elements of traditional Ukrainian neck jewelry"
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In February 2024, our application for grants for personal projects in the field of culture and creative industries was selected for funding by the European Union under the House of Europe programme of the German cultural centre Goethe-Institut at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ukraine (Goethe-Institut in Ukraine).
Project title: "Decorative metal: metal elements of traditional Ukrainian neck jewelry".
The grant will be used to study 3D modelling of metal elements of necklaces, conduct research in museums and with collectors on what metal elements were used in Ukrainian necklaces, and create an online presentation of Ukrainian traditional necklaces to promote Ukrainian art and crafts in the EU.
February 15, 2024
A grant agreement has been signed with the German Cultural Center Goethe-Institut at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ukraine. The grant is funded by the European Union under the House of Europe program.
The project "Decorative metal: metal elements of traditional Ukrainian neck jewelry" involves:
- learning 3D modeling of metal elements in two online courses at training companies in Poland;
- conducting research in museums and among collectors on what metal elements were used in Ukrainian necklaces;
- online presentation of Ukrainian traditional necklaces to promote Ukrainian art and crafts in the EU.
March 15, 2024
Metal elements of neck jewelry were systematized for further research
In the course of research in scientific sources, it was decided to divide the metal elements of traditional Ukrainian neck jewelry into the following types:
zgardy, chepragy, shelesty;
dukats, salbas, dukachi;
icons, crosses, prayer beads, figured pendants, lunnitsy;
adapters, tubules;
locks;
buttons, reefs;
coral hoops.
These are the types of metal elements that are being studied in the project.
March 20, 2024
The exhibits of the Museum of Ethnography and Arts and Crafts in Lviv were studied
A rather impressive collection of traditional Ukrainian necklaces with metal elements is housed in the Museum of Ethnography and Arts and Crafts in Lviv. Some of them are on display in the halls of the museum's branch at 10 Rynok Sq. 10 in Lviv. The other part of the collection is in storage due to the war in Ukraine, and therefore is currently unavailable for research.
March 30, 2024
The exhibits of the Lviv Skansen (Shevchenko's Grove) were studied
The Klymentii Sheptytskyi Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life in Lviv (short name - Lviv Skansen, popular name - Shevchenkivskyi Hai) has a rather large collection of traditional Ukrainian necklaces with metal elements.
So far, we have familiarized ourselves with the digital archives of the museum's exhibits:
But we plan to visit the museum in person.
April 14, 2024
A research expedition to Yavoriv district, Lviv region, was conducted
In addition to conducting research in scientific sources, the project involves the study of metal elements in museums and collectors in Ukraine, and the first expedition was conducted in the Yavoriv district of Lviv region.
The project's research is being conducted by Zoriana Kuryliak, founder of the Starlight necklace design studio and designer of necklaces; Rostyslav Shmahalo, Doctor of Art History, professor at the Lviv National Academy of Arts, author of the two-volume book Encyclopedia of Art Metal, and Solomiia Rybotytska, a graduate and lecturer at the Lviv I. Trush Professional College of Decorative and Applied Arts, and cultural manager.
April 24, 2024
Research of the exhibits of the Olena Kulchytska Art and Memorial Museum in Lviv
Research of the exhibits of the Olena Kulchytska Art and Memorial Museum in Lviv
In the creative heritage of the artist Olena Kulchytska, a special place is occupied by numerous drawings of Ukrainian folk costumes made during 1928-1946. Most of them (more than 100 drawings) were included in a unique publication of 1959, the album "Folk Clothing of the Western Regions of the USSR". These are watercolors and pen and ink drawings that document artifacts of folk art and, in particular, jewelry (embroidery, metal decorations, etc.).
The album featured samples of clothing from the western regions of Ukraine: Ternopil, Chernivtsi, Stanislav (Ivano-Frankivsk), Drohobych, Lviv, Volhynia, and Rivne regions, with the indication of specific settlements where the artist researched and sketched samples of folk costumes.
In 2018, the Lviv-based publishing house «Apriori” published Olena Kulchytska's album-catalog "Folk Clothing of the Western Regions of Ukraine".
April 26, 2024
The research of the exhibits of the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine in Pirohovo in open sources
The research of the exhibits of the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine in Pirohovo in open sources
According to the museum's website, the collection is filled with a significant number of women's jewelry, including “salbas” (coin jewelry), patsyorky, corals, and dukachi.
In particular, dukachi can be found in the catalog “The Golden Fund of Ukraine” and salba can be found among the illustrations to the article about ethnographic treasures of the museum's collection.
April 28, 2024
The article analyzes drawings by Severin Obst from the book “Views of Household Crafts. Metal Products of Villagers in Rus” (1882)
In the book “Wzory przemysłu domowego. Wyroby metalowe włościan na Rusi” (Ludwik Wierzbicki, Seweryn Obst, 1882) contains drawings of metal products of Hutsul masters of metalwork.
The author of the drawings, Seweryn Leopold Obst (29 December 1847, Nizhniy Bereziv - 2 January 1917, Lviv), was a Polish artist, painter, graphic artist, illustrator, and ethnographer.
Since childhood, Seweryn Obst was fond of the Hutsul region, so he settled there for several years. He lived in Zhabia and Yaremche. He painted Hutsuls, was engaged in ethnography, and collected a number of folk art pieces. At this time, he created two voluminous albums of sketches of decorative motifs of Hutsul folk art (mosyazhnytsia, carving, embroidery, weaving, pysanky, and more).
In 1883, Severin Obst moved to Lviv. In Lviv, he rented an apartment in an office building at 7 Ossolynskich Street in Lviv (now Stefanyka Street, 7-A).
The vice president of the Industrial Museum in Lviv, Leopold Verbytskyi, invited Severin Obst to design the books “Views of Household Crafts” (“Metal Products of Peasants in Rus”, “Embroidery of Peasants in Rus”, “Clay Products of Peasants in Rus (Kosiv and Sokal)”) of the Industrial Museum in Lviv.
In addition, Severin Obst's drawings were included by Volodymyr Shukhevych in his work “Hutsulshchyna“.
The article analyzes drawings by Severin Obst from the book “Views of Household Crafts. Metal Products of Villagers in Rus” (1882)
In the book “Wzory przemysłu domowego. Wyroby metalowe włościan na Rusi” (Ludwik Wierzbicki, Seweryn Obst, 1882) contains drawings of metal products of Hutsul masters of metalwork.
The author of the drawings, Seweryn Leopold Obst (29 December 1847, Nizhniy Bereziv - 2 January 1917, Lviv), was a Polish artist, painter, graphic artist, illustrator, and ethnographer.
Since childhood, Seweryn Obst was fond of the Hutsul region, so he settled there for several years. He lived in Zhabia and Yaremche. He painted Hutsuls, was engaged in ethnography, and collected a number of folk art pieces. At this time, he created two voluminous albums of sketches of decorative motifs of Hutsul folk art (mosyazhnytsia, carving, embroidery, weaving, pysanky, and more).
In 1883, Severin Obst moved to Lviv. In Lviv, he rented an apartment in an office building at 7 Ossolynskich Street in Lviv (now Stefanyka Street, 7-A).
The vice president of the Industrial Museum in Lviv, Leopold Verbytskyi, invited Severin Obst to design the books “Views of Household Crafts” (“Metal Products of Peasants in Rus”, “Embroidery of Peasants in Rus”, “Clay Products of Peasants in Rus (Kosiv and Sokal)”) of the Industrial Museum in Lviv.
In addition, Severin Obst's drawings were included by Volodymyr Shukhevych in his work “Hutsulshchyna“.
Severin Obst - Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
April 29, 2024
Research of metal elements of neck jewelry in Volodymyr Shukhevych's book “Hutsulshchyna” in five volumes (1899-1908)
In 1899-1908, five parts of the study “Hutsulshchyna” by Volodymyr Shukhevych, a Ukrainian ethnographer, folklorist, publicist, teacher and public figure (May 15, 1849, Tyshkivtsi - April 10, 1915, Lviv) were published.The publication contains photographs of Hutsuls wearing traditional metal jewelry and drawings of metal elements (zgardas, ducats, cheprags) of necklaces by Seweryn Obst, a Polish artist, painter, graphic artist, illustrator, and ethnographer.
Shukhevych's work has gained great popularity among fans and connoisseurs of folk culture and has become an important milestone in the history of Ukrainian ethnography. And all of this is due to its source material - ethnographic, folklore, and art history.
Research of metal elements of neck jewelry in Volodymyr Shukhevych's book “Hutsulshchyna” in five volumes (1899-1908)
In 1899-1908, five parts of the study “Hutsulshchyna” by Volodymyr Shukhevych, a Ukrainian ethnographer, folklorist, publicist, teacher and public figure (May 15, 1849, Tyshkivtsi - April 10, 1915, Lviv) were published.The publication contains photographs of Hutsuls wearing traditional metal jewelry and drawings of metal elements (zgardas, ducats, cheprags) of necklaces by Seweryn Obst, a Polish artist, painter, graphic artist, illustrator, and ethnographer.
Shukhevych's work has gained great popularity among fans and connoisseurs of folk culture and has become an important milestone in the history of Ukrainian ethnography. And all of this is due to its source material - ethnographic, folklore, and art history.
April 30, 2024
First 3D models of metal jewelry elements were developed
Two training companies from the Republic of Poland have been involved as project partners from among organizations from the EU and the UK, which will provide valuable knowledge and practical skills in working with ZBrush and Rhinoceros programs for 3D jewelry modeling.
The training will help Zoryana Kurilyak, founder of the Starlight necklace design studio and designer of necklaces, to deepen her professional skills and enable her to 3D model metal elements for the Starlight necklace brand's signature necklaces to make her jewelry different from those of other designers.
During the training, the first 3D models of metal elements for necklaces have already been created.
May 04, 2024
Research of the exhibits of the Josaphat Kobrynskyi National Museum of Hutsulshchyna and Pokuttya in Kolomyia
The Yosafat Kobrynsky National Museum of Folk Art of Hutsulshchyna and Pokuttia was founded in 1926 in Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk region. Its collection includes more than 50,000 items, which include traditional Ukrainian necklaces and their metal elements: zgardas, shelesty, chepragy, and dukats.
We got acquainted with the digital archives of exhibits at the museum:
May, 06 2024
The research of the exhibits of the Ivan Honchar Museum in Kyiv
The research of the exhibits of the Ivan Honchar Museum in Kyiv
According to the museum's website, the collection includes traditional Ukrainian necklaces with metal elements: dukachs, zgardas, crosses, and coral beads.
May, 06 2024
The research of exhibits from the Open Chest collection
The research of exhibits from the Open Chest collection
According to the website, the collection includes traditional Ukrainian neck ornaments with metal elements: dukachs, zgardas, crosses, and coral beads.
May 07, 2024
Research of exhibits in Polish museums
Research of exhibits in Polish museums
A study of ethnographic collections of Polish museums was conducted: The Ethnographic Museum in Krakow and the National Museum in Wroclaw, which have traditional Ukrainian necklaces with metal elements: zgardas, crosses, ducats, and coral necklaces.
In particular, we got to know the digital collections of exhibits:
May, 15 2024
The exhibits from the collection of the Ladomyria Ethno Park in Radyvyliv, the Volyn Research and Revival Centre, and the Volyn Museum of Local Lore are studied.
The exhibits from the collection of the Ladomyria Ethno Park in Radyvyliv, the Volyn Research and Revival Centre, and the Volyn Museum of Local Lore are studied.
According to the website, the ethno-park's collection includes archival photographs of traditional Ukrainian necklaces with metal elements. And the Volyn Museum of Local Lore has several examples of necklaces in its collection.
May, 15 2024
The research examines photographs from the State Archives of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, jewellery from the Ivano-Frankivsk Museum of Local Lore, and the archive of Ukrainian anthropologist, ethnographer, and archaeologist Khvedor Vovk.
The research examines photographs from the State Archives of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, jewellery from the Ivano-Frankivsk Museum of Local Lore, and the archive of Ukrainian anthropologist, ethnographer, and archaeologist Khvedor Vovk.
The museum's collection includes zgardas and coral necklaces, while the State Archives and the archive of Khvedor Vovk contain rare photographs of Ivano-Frankivsk region residents of the early twentieth century wearing traditional jewellery with metal elements.
May 20, 2024
A research expedition to Horodok district, Lviv region, was conducted
In addition to conducting research in scientific sources, the project involves the study of metal elements in museums and collectors in Ukraine, and the second expedition was conducted in the Horodok district of Lviv region.
The project's research is being conducted by Zoryana Kurilyak, founder of the Starlight necklace design studio and designer of necklaces, Rostyslav Shmahalo, Doctor of Art History, professor at the Lviv National Academy of Arts, author of the two-volume book Encyclopedia of Art Metal, and Solomiia Rybotytska, a graduate and lecturer at the Lviv I. Trush Professional College of Decorative and Applied Arts, and cultural manager.
During the research expedition, we visited the Horodok Historical and Local History Museum, Horodok district Small Academy of Arts and Horodok Public Library.
May, 22 2024
The history of ornamental jewelry in folk art reflects the history of the development of the Ukrainian people, its cultural and religious traditions, the surrounding nature and traditional crafts.
Folk craftsmen made jewelry with great love, putting their creative imagination into it. And metal necklaces are wonderful examples of folk art that testify to the great artistic abilities of folk craftsmen - from Trypillians to modern ones.
During the research in scientific sources, the main milestones in the history of metal necklaces in Ukraine were identified.
It was found that a significant number of historical metal necklaces can be seen among the exhibits of the National Museum of History of Ukraine.
May, 31 2024
The series of articles about metal elements of traditional Ukrainian necklaces In April - May 2024, based on the results of the research, the project author Zoriana Kuryliak and researcher Rostyslav Shmahalo wrote a series of articles about the metal elements of Ukrainian necklaces. The articles, translated into English, along with the collected photographs, were included in the brochure. In the course of the research, the metal elements of neck ornaments were systematised, namely, divided into the following types: zgardas, chepragas, shelests; dukats, salbas, dukachs; samples, crosses, prayer beads, figured pendants, lunnytsias; connectors, tubes; clasps; buttons, reefs; hoops on corals. These are the types of metal elements that were studied, articles were written, and photographs of metal elements of jewellery from museums and old photographs of Ukrainians wearing jewellery were distributed.
The series of articles about metal elements of traditional Ukrainian necklaces In April - May 2024, based on the results of the research, the project author Zoriana Kuryliak and researcher Rostyslav Shmahalo wrote a series of articles about the metal elements of Ukrainian necklaces. The articles, translated into English, along with the collected photographs, were included in the brochure. In the course of the research, the metal elements of neck ornaments were systematised, namely, divided into the following types: zgardas, chepragas, shelests; dukats, salbas, dukachs; samples, crosses, prayer beads, figured pendants, lunnytsias; connectors, tubes; clasps; buttons, reefs; hoops on corals. These are the types of metal elements that were studied, articles were written, and photographs of metal elements of jewellery from museums and old photographs of Ukrainians wearing jewellery were distributed.
May, 31 2024
Metal elements of jewellery made from 3D models, ethnic necklaces created
During her online 3D modelling course, Zoriana Kuryliak, the founder of the Starlight Necklace design studio and designer, created 3 fully completed 3D models of metal elements for necklaces, and several more models are still in progress. When designing the metal elements, the results of research on the metal elements of traditional necklaces were reinterpreted: in particular, sketches of the ancient Hutsul symbol "kosytsia" and traditional samples of Hutsul clasps - cheprags - were used to create models of the pendant and the adapter-connector for the necklace's strands.At the end of May 2024, Volodymyr Luchynskyi, an artist of decorative and applied arts, chairman of the cycle commission of the Metal Jewellery department of the Lviv I. Trush Professional College of Decorative and Applied Arts, adapted the created 3D models for 3D printing and casting in metal, organised their printing on a 3D printer and the manufacture of metal elements from brass.Zoriana Kuryliak used the new metal elements to create two ethnic necklaces: a necklace made of glass beads and semi-precious stones and a beaded sylianka.
Metal elements of jewellery made from 3D models, ethnic necklaces created
During her online 3D modelling course, Zoriana Kuryliak, the founder of the Starlight Necklace design studio and designer, created 3 fully completed 3D models of metal elements for necklaces, and several more models are still in progress. When designing the metal elements, the results of research on the metal elements of traditional necklaces were reinterpreted: in particular, sketches of the ancient Hutsul symbol "kosytsia" and traditional samples of Hutsul clasps - cheprags - were used to create models of the pendant and the adapter-connector for the necklace's strands.At the end of May 2024, Volodymyr Luchynskyi, an artist of decorative and applied arts, chairman of the cycle commission of the Metal Jewellery department of the Lviv I. Trush Professional College of Decorative and Applied Arts, adapted the created 3D models for 3D printing and casting in metal, organised their printing on a 3D printer and the manufacture of metal elements from brass.Zoriana Kuryliak used the new metal elements to create two ethnic necklaces: a necklace made of glass beads and semi-precious stones and a beaded sylianka.
Project "Decorative metal: metal elements of traditional Ukrainian neck jewelry" is supported by the European Union under the House of Europe programme.
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