СИМВОЛІКА ПРИКРАС У ТРАДИЦІЙНОМУ КАРАКАЛПАЦЬКОМУ КОСТЮМІ В КОНТЕКСТІ ІСТОРИЧНОЇ Й КУЛЬТУРНОЇ ІДЕНТИЧНОСТІ

The authors of this article analyze the relationship between the people’s spiritual culture, reflected in the Karakalpak heroic poem “Kyrk-Kyz” (Forty Girls), and its reflection in objects of material culture, specifically women’s jewelry from the traditional wedding attire of a Karakalpak bride. They note the profound connection between jewelry art and archaic notions of the universe and the human being’s place within it. They illustrate the transformation of the semantic content of jewelry objects from magical, protective, and ritualistic components to military symbols. Based on an analysis of specific elements of the costume complex, they conclude that decorative and applied art is closely intertwined with both ideological symbolism and the cultural and historical context and aesthetic values shaped by this context.