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| Title in English | Jewel as a Hallmark |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Národopisná revue |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Field | Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology |
| Keywords | ornamentality jewell hallmark decotaion function structuralism |
| Description | The title of the contribution Jewel as a Hallmark glosses the thesis by Peter Bogatyrev called Folk Costume as a Hallmark because it itilizes the identical method of functional structuralism, which is applied on various forms of human bodys decoration and on various appearances of a jewel. This is what expresses the fact that - in common with the clothing - the decoration and jewel present a mean of non-verbal communucation. Similarly, the individual functions od decoration and jewels are determined: 1. practical, 2. magic, 3. family and 4. social one, 5. function of distinguishing the ethnical groups, professional and amateur associations and 6. erotic and aesthetic functions that run through the previous categories simultaneously. |
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