Features of color mentality of the indigenous small nationalities of the Arctic (on the example of the analysis of the traditional Khanty people costume)

• Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
• Main Authors: Bakieva, O A, Popova, O A
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: IOP Publishing 2019
• Subjects: khanty
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/302/1/012157; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/302/1/012157/pdf; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/302/1/012157

Abstract The relevance of the presented research is connected with the problem of preserving the mentality, cultural traditions and way of life of small peoples of the Arctic (using the example of the Khanty). In this regard, the most interesting direction of research for us is the symbolism of color in the culture of these peoples, since the color carried a certain sacred meaning, revealing the features of the ethnic groups living in this region. During the study of the color mentality of the ethnic group, chromatic combinations of the traditional female costume of the Khanty were analyzed. According to the authors, the language of color is a non-verbal means of communication; it serves to understand the mentality by interpreting signs and symbols expressed in traditional costumes, symbolically embodying the cosmological model of traditional society. Based on the psychodiagnosis of Max Lüscher, it was found out how much the color preferences in the art of traditional costume reveal the national peculiarities of character and emotional state. To conduct a comparative analysis, the color criteria system has been developed, including primary colors, colors in ornamental symbols and color accents. The authors study the color symbolism in the costume through ethno-psychology, which allows to make sure that the color mentality of the few indigenous Northern ethnic groups of the Khanty is correct. It follows from this that the color mentality of an ethnos expresses a vital position, value orientations, ideological and behavioral stereotypes based on the peculiarities of the emotional state and psyche, which are characteristic of this ethnic group. Thanks to the study of color mentality in the decorative and applied art of the northern, eastern and southern Khanty, the authors revealed not only the peculiarity of the national character and worldview, but also revealed the distinctive features of this people. In this regard, the most interesting area of research for us is the symbolism of color in the culture of these ...