« 2024. # 5 (179)

The Ethnology Notebooks. 2024. № 5 (179), 1308—1317

UDK [745.048:398.332.12](477=161.2):069.538]:001.891

DOI https://doi.org/10.15407/

CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF PROJECT «UKRAINIAN EASTER EGG IN THE EUROPEAN CULTURAL SPACE»

KLIMASHEVSKYI Andriy

  • Candidate of Art Studies,
  • deputy director of research and museum work,
  • Institute of Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,
  • Prospekt Svobody, 15, 79000, Lviv, Ukraine,
  • Contacts: e-mail: aklimashewskyi@gmail.com

Abstract. The scientific and museum integrity of the largest and oldest collection of Easter eggs in Ukraine, formed on the basis of the collection of the Museum of Shevchenko Scientific Society in the context of implementation in 2024, is analyzed and based on the grant program of the Ukrainian Cultural Fund.

The purpose of the article is to publish information in the scientific environment about the conceptual, methodological foundations and results of the grant project supported by the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation “Ukrainian Easter egg in the European cultural space”, based on research, attribution, digitization, promotion in the format of a web catalog and the formation of 3D- models of the most iconic artifacts of the oldest part of the Easter egg fund.

 The object of the study is Easter eggs from the collection of the National Academy of Sciences, selected according to the territorial principle in the context of ethnographic regions.

The methodology of the project within the framework of the UKF is based on a systematic approach in the selection of the most historically significant and attractive monuments from a separate museum fund of Easter eggs in the amount of 287 units for 3D digitization, multi-focal photo fixations, digitization and high-quality presentable presentation in the modern cultural and museum internet – spaces.

The research is based on the comparative-historical method based on the territorial principle with the selection of 2-chronological periods:

1. Monuments of the end of the 19th century. — before the beginning of World War I.

2. Monuments of the interwar period until 1939 (the beginning of World War II).

All artifacts are considered in the context of ethnographic zoning based on the disclosure of pysanka traditions of different regions with their own local world of symbols, ornamentation, and color.

The main criteria for selecting Easter eggs were:

1. By the time of creation (admission to the museum collection).

2. By regional specificity (ethnographic region of origin).

3. According to the existence of a local original tradition.

4. By state of preservation.

5. By execution technique.

6. On ornamental motifs.

Keywords: pysanka, grant project of the Ukrainian Cultural Fund, pysanka fund IN NASU, museum of NTSH, 3D models of pysanka, web catalog, project methodology, criteria for selection of monuments, the oldest and largest collection of pysanka.

Received 30.10.2024

REFERENCES

  • Vitovets Ulrike. (2008). Inventory and digitization of museum cultural heritage on the example of Lower Austria. The modern museum: between the treasury and the enterprise. Materials of the International Conference. October 8-10, 2006. Chernivtsi (P. 82). Lviv: edition of VNTL-Klasyka [in Ukrainian].
  • Hnatyuk V. (1923). Shevchenko Scientific Society. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its founding (1873—1923) (P. 9). Lviv: Shevchenko Scientific Society printing house [in Ukrainian].
  • Manko V. (2005). Ukrainian folk Easter egg (P. 10). Lviv: Svichado [in Ukrainian].
  • Corduba M. (2018). Pysanky in Galician Volyn (P. 3). Kharkiv: Publisher Oleksandr Savchuk [in Ukrainian].
  • Gurgula I. Easter eggs. Ukrainian general encyclopedia (Pp. 480—481). Edited by I. Rakovsky. Volume 3. Lviv; Stanislavov; Kolomyia: Home school [in Ukrainian].
Our authors
Boikos’ pandemonium: categories of evil deceased
In the article have been presented some research-work on peculiarities of Boikos’ traditional demonological notions as for so-called evil deceased; on the basis of field records and ethnological literary sources quite a number of scum categories have been defined as well as essential habits, modes of behavior and functions of these personages of people’s demonology.
Read »

On bessarabian and moldavian ukrainians in the studies of historical ethnography
The article has thrown some light upon a sum of scientific findings got during XIX to XXI cc. in historio-ethnographic studies of Bessarabia and Moldavian Ukrainians. In the pre­sent paper has been given author’s answer to the problem of lacking progress as for the numerous themes concerning Ukrainians. State and achievements of the research-works in Ukrainians’ material and spiritual culture by the scientists of Moldavia and Ukraine through the years of independence has been exposed.
Read »

Wax candle as ukrainian Christmas and epiphany ritualistic text
For the first time in native ethnology the article has brought some results of special study in sign functionality of a wax candle under the context of Ukrainian Christmas and Epiphany ritualistic text (ritualism of Christmas Eve, New Year, Epiphany Eve and Feast of Epiphany). The study has stated extremely high semiotic position of a wax candle as projection of Sun, mediator between the spheres of sacral and prophane elements, symbolic analogue of human existence, apotropy, cultural symbol re-establishing borders of acculturated space.
Read »

Daily bread baking of ukrainians in the south-western ethnographical region at the late XIX to early XXI cc.
The paper has dealt with analytic study in prescriptions, signs, customs, methods, ways of selection, procurement and some peculiarities in usage of subsidiary means — water, firewood and leaves in bread baking. The final aim of the mentioned actions had been (and still is) selection of the means and ingredients fit, by their characteristics, for the backing of bread. The paper has demonstrated dependence of bread backing subsi­diary means criteria from the folk nutritional standards and world outlook stereotypes as well as from regional social and economic, natural and geographical factors and peculiarities of material culture.
Read »