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Ukrainian Folk Costume Photos of the 1880'S SOWER SEPTEMBER 27,, 2015 TThhee UUkkrraaiinniiaann MMuusseeuumm aanndd LLiibbrraarryy ooff SSttaammffoorrdd UKRAINIAN FOLK COSTUME PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE 1880s by Lubow Wolynetz, Curator In the numerous scholarly and In his book, Barvinsky writes about a special of harvest rituals which were performed by folks popular works dealing with Ukrainian folk event that took place in Halychyna, specifically from the villages of Berezovytsia Velyka and Os- art, and especially with folk costume, a in the city of Ternopil in 1887. The Austrian triv, to the accompaniment of a folk orchestra. A government announced that Crown Prince Cantata in honor of the Crown Prince was writ- Village of Yasine, Kosiv district Rudolf would visit Halychyna to become bet- ten by Professor N. Vakhnianyn and performed ter acquainted with his subjects and his lands. by a choir of over 100 singers assembled from The Crown Prince was to visit Krakow, Lviv, various village church choirs. The organization of and Ternopil. Barvinsky at that time was a the choir and choir practice was conducted by high school professor in Ternopil. Active civic Reverends Iosyf Vitoshynsky (1838-1901) and leaders of Ternopil quickly organized a com- Amvrosi Krushelnytsky (father of the world mittee, in order to prepare a dignified reception renown opera singer Solomiya Krushelnytska). for the Crown Prince; but at the same time to The visit of the Crown Prince to Ternopil was a show him the life style, huge success. A local photogra- traditions, and cultural pher by the name of Sylkevych aspects and accom- photographed all the groups of plishments of the peasants in their native costumes, Ukrainian population colored them, and prepared two of that area. Although albums. One album placed in a that the Prosvita Society had received in particular set of vintage photographs is re- the majority of the mem- wooden box was carved by Vasyl 1887. peatedly used. Of these, each individual bers of the committee Shkribliak and was given to the These photographs depicting various re- image depicts a group or a pair of peasants were from the Polish Prince. A second album was do- gional folk costumes as worn at the end of dressed in the native costume of a partic- aristocracy, it was the nated to the Prosvita (Enlighten- the 19th century present invaluable ethno- ular region of western Ukraine. These Ukrainian members ment) Society in Lviv. The graphic material for us today. We can not groups of people in their authentic folk who presented the plans photographs by Sylkevych are only admire but also be in awe of the mag- costumes are usually set against the back- and prepared the pro- actually the ones repeatedly used nificent accomplishment of the Ternopil ground of a village home or a natural land- gram. The head of the in various ethnographic publica- Committee of the 1880s, namely the fore- scape; but they have the look of being committee was Volodyslav Fedorovych (1845- tions. sightedness of its actions in preserving this posed for a special occasion or for a par- 1917), a rich landowner and a great supporter Once I learned of the origin of the photographs, memorable event, which resulted in the ticular purpose. Although each image is of various cultural projects. The Patron of the I wanted to find the original copies. Every time I photographs so readily and repeatedly identified as to the regional committee was Count visited Ukraine, I kept inquiring about these pho- made use of. costume it is depicting, Volodymyr Didushytskyi. tographs. When the Bolsheviks had occupied This is just another example of how im- nowhere does it indicate Olekdander Barvinskyi was western Ukraine in 1939, they closed down all portant it is to document events by written when and where these elected as secretary and had cultural institutions including the Prosvita Soci- words, and especially with illustrative ma- photographs were taken. the responsibility of organiz- ety; and its libraries and archives were often de- terials, and most importantly to preserve The origin of these pho- ing the exhibitions and gen- stroyed. But there were some good people, who them for posterity. tographs always intrigued eral program. The plan was at the risk of their own lives, managed to save me; and after some re- to have an ethnographic ex- some books and valuable materials from the var- search I found my answer hibit in the Pavilion, in the ious cultural institutions; and then hid them until in a book written by Olek- city’s park where various such time as it became safe to store them in ap- sander Barvinsky (1847- archeological finds and propriate places. And so it was with these photo- 1927) Memories from My ethnographic material, in- graphs. I visited the Ethnographic Museum in Life (Spomyny z moho cluding many folk Lviv in the 1990s; zhyttia) published in Lviv artifacts, would be on then, upon inquir- in 1912. Oleksander display. In order to ing about the pho- Barvinsky was a noted educator, historian, acquaint the prince with the life style of tographs, lo and civic and political leader in Halychyna. He the people the committee decided to behold, the librar- held important political positions in the build typical peasant homesteads de- ian showed me Austro-Hungarian government, as an am- picting four different regions (Podillia, about twenty of bassador to the Austrian Parliament. He Hutsul, Dniester, and the Buh regions). them which had was also a member of the Austrian House In addition to this, groups of peasants in been housed in of Lords. As a member of the Galician their folk dress from 45 villages came their library. Ap- School Council he defended and sup- and exhibited their regional diversities. parently, they ported Ukrainian interests in education and To show some of the folk traditions, the were part of the schooling. committee also organized a presentation original album EExxppllooree aanndd EExxppeerriiennccee OOurr Paasst.
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