Traditions of female folk decoration in the Left-bank Ukraine in 17th – 20th century

Abstract

This paper acquaints us with an authentic women’s decorations of 19th and 20th centuries created in the Left-bank Ukraine. This topic is unexplored because of the historical events that took place in the Ukraine over the centuries. In his research the author made a conclusion about an insufficient of source base on this subject. Masters of jewelry usually are unknown, so author began to explore the centers were this women decorations was made, their symbolic significance in Ukrainian culture and beliefs of the people, and the evolution of these jewelry under the influence of time and other cultures.