KONGRE BİLDİRİLERİ
Shoe complex: «çarık» - shoes (lapti type) of one piece of pigskin; «baa» - cord (obori) to
tie onuchi (strip of cloth wrapped round the foot instead of socks); «sargı» - pare of onuchi of
homemade woolen fabric
The collection of items made of dried pumpkin, created by Gagauz artist Peter Vlakh is unique by
its quality and quantity. The singularity of craftsman consists in skilful handling with folk traditions in
working with the material (dried pumpkin), combined with modern medium of decoration - burning.
Bailer
Saltcellar
Vessels of decorative pumpkin, ornamented in burning technique. Craftsman - Peter Vlakh
1979-1980s. Komrat.
Female costume Bender district, Chadir-Lunga village
Costume set: «karı gölmää»- female shirt; «çukman» - female dress; «futa» - apron; «kolan»
beltс; «püsküllü şalinka» - shawl; «mahmudä» and «altıni» neck and breast adornments.
In conclusion it is worth to be noted that the Gagauz collections of the largest ethnographical
museum in Russia, having been gathered over the century, were various and even unique by their
character. Items from these collections reflect ethnography on the Gagauz in the 19th and 20th centuries
and are the most important source in studying ethnogenesis, culture, economic and everyday life of
the Gagauz peoples. They are illustration of careful preserving of this cultural heritage in the Russian
museum of Ethnography which is one of the largest museums in Saint-Petersburg. The collaboration
of researcher from different countries on revelation and preserving of material and spiritual cultural
heritage of the small population groups is the insurance of preservation of these peoples.
Fes – ancient head gear of the bride
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