Toys and Expression of Ethnic Identity in Soviet Lithuania. Ethnographic Dolls and Figurines

The article is based on the assumption that ethnographic dolls were a constituent part of the social movement for preservation of the ethnic culture and national identity during the Soviet times. The object of the research is two arrangements of ethnographic dolls titled Wedding in Kupiškis and Mard...

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Main Author: Nijolė Pliuraitė Andrejevienė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ELM Scholarly Press 2019-03-01
Series:Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic Studies
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Online Access:https://www.folklore.ee/balkan_baltic_yearbook/YBBS/article/view/29/29
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Summary:The article is based on the assumption that ethnographic dolls were a constituent part of the social movement for preservation of the ethnic culture and national identity during the Soviet times. The object of the research is two arrangements of ethnographic dolls titled Wedding in Kupiškis and Mardi Gras Masks. The dolls and their arrangements were created by folk artists Ona Bakanauskienė and Jadvyga Šemetienė in the 1960s–1970s. The goal of the analysis of the ethnographic doll arrangements is to reveal their origins and sources of creation, methods of depiction and their significance for preservation and revival of ethnic culture and national self-awareness.
ISSN:2613-7844
2613-7852