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Floral design elements in russian traditional folk style. Illustration about fabric, easter, flowers, hohloma, hand, graphic, autumn, isolated, monochrome, leafs, flower - 180161055

Hello All, I made some reference in my last posting to the 5 types of Russian folk costume, and I thought that I would do a quick summary to introduce them. I should do the same for the 5 types of Ukrainian Costume. That will be forthcoming. These refer stictly to the women's costume. The men's costume does vary, but not a whole lot. Shirt, usually with opening on the side, usually on the left, pants, narrow sash, boots or footcloths with lapty, Overcoat. Type 1 Sarafan. I have seen this…

Three girls from across the vast Eurasian steppe, and their really, really tall headdresses! From left to right: the Russian kokoshnik, the Kazakh saukele, and the Mongol boqtaq. BTW boqtaqs and ko…