THE FORGOTTEN ETHNOGRAPHIC EXPEDITION TO UDMURTIA OF THE LENINGRAD STATE MUSEUM OF ETHNOGRAPHY IN 1946

DOI: 10.33876/2311-0546/2021-3/183-190

Abstract

The article talks about the ethnographic expedition of the Leningrad State Museum of Ethnography, carried out in 1946 in Udmurtia. It turned out to be completely forgotten, in modern historiography there is almost no mention of it. Meanwhile, this was the first ethnographic expedition of the State Ethnographic Museum to Udmurtia. It was headed by T.A. Kryukova is a senior researcher at the museum. In organizing the expedition, the Leningrad State University was also involved, whose students underwent practical training in this way. During the trip, the areas of residence of the Udmurts (northern and southern), as well as Besermyans and Mari, who lived within the republic, were examined. As a result, a fairly complete, systematically selected collection of ethnographic exhibits (280 items) was collected. Among them, a large group consisted of: garments, samples of embroidery, patterned weaving; the category of cult objects (ritual utensils, clothing, sacrificial objects) turned out to be significant, as well as a group of objects characterizing the interior decoration of the dwelling. The success of the expedition was facilitated by joint activities with scientific institutions, as well as party and state bodies of the republic. Subsequently, this cooperation continued and helped to conduct in the future a number of expeditions to Udmurtia

For Citation: Uvarov, S.N. 2021. The Forgotten Ethnographic Expedition to Udmurtia of the Leningrad State Museum of Ethnography in 1946. Herald of Anthropology (Vestnik Antropologii) 3: 161–182.