Sculptures - UKRAINIAN COSSACK 1650
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The war hammer was a formidable weapon against armour and mail and was also used by the nobility as a walking stick until it was forbidden by the law for obvious reasons.
His sabre is a Polish karabela-type with a velvet-covered scabbard with gold and precious stone inlays.
His pistol is of a Caucasian/Cossack manufacture heavily ornate with silver wire inlays.
His zupan, with the extra long, puffing sleeves (as per the fashion), is cut from damask silk. The gold threaded material for his sash belt is of Turkish or Persian origins.
Our man is dressed mainly in red, the favourite colour among the Zaporozhians and his rich garments and ornate weapons reflect his hetman (leader) high-ranking status.
The costume is typical Zaporozhian (Ukrainian) Cossack: Turkish-influenced sharovary trousers, a long linen button less shirt and the ubiquitous zupan (the widespread eastern European tunic).
The 11-part detailed figure depicts a high-ranking Cossack hetman whose status is reflected in his rich clothing and ornate weapons.
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UKRAINIAN COSSACK 1650 ref.NT-02 |
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The Zaporozhian Cossacks lived on the southern steppes of modern Ukraine and played a decisive role in 17th century European geopolitics among their powerful neighbours the Lithuanian-Poles, the Crimean Tatars and the Ottoman Turks whose influences clearly showed in their clothing and weaponry. |
UKRAINIAN COSSACK 1650
ref.NT-02
- Regional Feature:Europe
- Technique:Polished
- Product Type:Armour
- Type:Wire
- Material:Metal
- Country:Japan
- telephone:81-32 015 433859
| Regional Feature: | Europe |
| Technique: | Polished |
| Product Type: | Armour |
| Type: | Wire |
| Material: | Metal |
