Traditional Costume of the Native Peoples in Siberia as Reflection of the Empirical Mentality
In this article we study traditional costume of the native peoples in Siberia on the basis of the analysis of some empirical element in the human mentality typical of traditional culture. The production of costumes is conditioned by the climate and some natural peculiarities of the area; it is also characterized by a rational approach to the choice of materials. In the process of our investigation we found out some similarity in the constructions of costumes. The costume represents an adaptive way of transformation of some existing forms of costume. This transformation is possible due to some natural cultural conditions as a result of cultural diffusion and the development of new cultural forms. The rational element s in the costume construction performs some practical functions and is conditioned by some naturals in the life of the ethnos.
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Issue: 4, 2004
Series of issue: Humanities (History, Archeology, Ethnology)
Rubric: Archaeology, Ethnology
Pages: 85 — 90
Downloads: 1366