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THE ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM
IN SCHOOL 60
CHEBOKSARY CHUVASHIA RUSSIA
Enter a different world and this is what you do when you visit our ethnographic
museum.
It was founded in 2000 by the Chuvash language teacher Ludmila Fedotova.
The museum contains more than 1000 exhibits. Most objects belonged to peas-
ants, because the monuments of ethnic culture were more often preserved in
villages.
The exhibitions of the museum reflect the traditional way of life the Chuvash
lived in the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries.
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The interior of a Chuvash dwelling astonishes by the beauty and elegance of richly
embroidered towels, curtains, napkins and table cloths. The floor, a wooden chest
for keeping clothes and the benches are covered with bright woven runners.
A collection of garments introduces visitors to Chuvash folk costumes which are
are very expressive. They were sewn of homespun or bought textiles. Chuvash wom-
en embellished them with embroidery and braids. The basic garment for both men and
women was “kepe”. “Kepe” is a kind of shirt cut into a shape of tunic.
Our museum has got a rich collection of headbands “surpan”. It is a towel – shaped
rectangle of linen. Surpans were made of white cloth and decorated with woven or-
naments, embroidery and laces or fringes on both ends. The oldest item dates back
to the 19th century.
The museum also possess a collection of wooden utensils for keeping and serving
food and drinks. A greater emphasis is placed on wooden dippers, vessels and special
utensils for brewing. The largest deeper is 114 cm long.
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Almost every Chuvash village had its own potters. They used local clay to produce
crockery. It was well known for their dainty forms and lines. The exhibition of pot-
tery contains pots, jugs, bowls and plates of different size and shape.
A fine display of birch- bark, willow rod and bast articles amazes by the light and
soft natural colour. Wicker-work was wide-spread all over the territory. The masters
used with great skill the natural colour of birch bark, rod and bast. Rod was used for
the wicker-work of small baskets, boxes and birch bark for bags, plates and dishes
The exhibition of weaving equipment is presented with a wonderful collection
of looms, distaffs and carved spinning wheels. The looms stay with the threads
pulled tight.
The guides will show you how Chuvash women wove cloth.
The whirring of a spinning wheel and the rhythmic clacking of the loom create
a special atmosphere of by-gone days.
Visit our museum and discover a traditional world of
the Chuvash.
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