Historical, Philosophical, Political and Law Sciences, Culturology and Study of Art. Issues of Theory and Practice. Tambov: Gramota, 2014. № 2. Part 1. P. 178-180.
TYPES OF ORNAMENTAL DECOR OF KARACHAYS AND BALKARS
Sultanova Aminat Muradinovna
Kabardino-Balkaria State University named after H. M. Berbekov
Abstract. The ornamental culture of the Karachays and Balkars has its centuries-old rich history, unique traditions rooted in antiquity. The article considers the types of the Karachay-Balkar ornament, which formation was influenced by various aspects of social, cultural, spiritual, religious and political life. As a result of the analysis the author reveals that the Karachay-Balkar ornamentation has all major types of ornament: geometric, plant, animal and cosmological.
Key words and phrases: виды орнамента, народное искусство, мотив, узор, знак, символ, декор, карачаевцы и балкарцы, types of ornament, folk art, motif, pattern, sign, symbol, decor, Karachays and Balkars
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