Народное прикладное искусство в экспозиции Музея традиционной культуры имени Зая-пандиты Калмыцкого научного центра РАН

The museum collections contain the material evidence of the past represented in the objects of traditional nomad culture. The documentary significance of the archive materials that represent nomad way of living allows us to give characteristics of the existence and content of the artistic craftwork of the Mongol-origin nations. Nowadays, when most of the traditional Kalmyk handicrafts have been lost due to the transition from the nomad way of living to sedentary life, it is relevant to use the museum exhibits for their reconstruction. This will allow to fill the gaps in the Kalmyk Folk Decorative Arts research the sample of which include the household items made in the traditional techniques of artistic processing of textile, felt and leather, wood and metal. The experience of collecting, research and reconstruction of the nation’s cultural heritage is represented in the permanent exhibit of the Zaya-Pandita Museum of Kalmyk Traditional Culture of the Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS.