Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia 39 (2) 2011

Annotation:  Three Scenarios of the Middle to Upper Paleolithic Transition. Scenario 3: The Middle to Upper Paleo Use of Ulan-Khada Bay at Lake Baikal in the Holocene (Based on Fauna Remains) Mollusk Shells from Burials of Tuzovskiye Bugry-1 as Indicators of Ethno-Cultural Processes in Sout Silver Horse Harness Adornments from Suzukteh Burial Mound 20 (Noin Ula, Mongolia) Bystry Kulyogan-38 – Bronze Age Fortifi ed Dwelling in the Surgut Ob Area The Early Neolithic Pottery of the Volga-Ural Region (Based on the Materials of the Elshanka Culture The Technology of the Yamnaya (Pit Grave) Ceramic Production and its Relevance to the Population His Bakal Culture Dwelling at Settlement Ust-Tersyuk-1 Middle East Architectural Traditions in Golden Horde Mansion Construction ETHNOLOGY Brightness and Asceticism in the Clothing of the Uimon Kerzhak Women (20th and Early 21st Century) Who Are the Yakut Khorolors? (A Contribution to the Issue of Ethnic Identifi cation) Ethnic Demography of Western Siberia at the End of the 20th Century   

Brightness and Asceticism in the Clothing of the Uimon Kerzhak Women (20th and Early 21st Century)

N.I. Shietova.

This work is based on fi eld materials of 1998–2000, 2005–2007, collected by the author from Uimon Old Believers who live in the villages of the Ust-Koksa Region of the Altai Republic, and in Gorno-Altaisk. The article describes the manifestations of ambivalence towards adornments, the color of red, and brightness of clothing among Uimon Kerzhak women, and reviews the actual existence of these elements in the culture of their costume in light of their ideological denunciation on the basis of Christian ascetic principles. The study reveals varying levels of consistency between the restrictions in clothing and their implementation.

Keywords: Uimon Old Believers, adornments, red color, brightness of clothing, rules and prohibitions, asceticism.