Features and criteria for color code classification of folk costume on the example of the republic of Udmurtia

Abstract

The issue of classifying the coloristic information contained in national costumes is considered as an invariable element of the external attributes of ethnonational identity using the case of the Republic of Udmurtia national costume. The research work employs a systems approach and general scientific research methods (analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, comparison, generalization and systematization), as well as a number of special methods: historiographic analysis of research literature on the topic and methods of art historical analysis. The findings of this research works are as follows: the color codes in the national costumes of the peoples of the Republic of Udmurtia contain references to several key aspects of ethnonational identity: social status, marital status, age, and gender. The color codes also differ depending on geography: the northern costume of the Udmurts differs from the southern version both in cut and decor, and in the color scheme of the costume. It is concluded that the color code is a visual expression of the Udmurts’ ethnocultural identity.

Keywords

• color code
• ethnocultural identity
• national costume
• republic of udmurtia