Motanka dolls

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf amber
folk
gptkbp:feature handmade
brightly colored clothing
female form
sometimes used as talismans
passed down through generations
faceless
no facial features
cross on the face (sometimes)
no sewing or needles used
personalized for recipient
sometimes male form
sometimes used as burial items
sometimes used as toys
sometimes used as wedding gifts
sometimes used in Christmas rituals
sometimes used in Easter rituals
sometimes used in Ivan Kupala rituals
sometimes used in birth rituals
sometimes used in blessing children
sometimes used in blessing crops
sometimes used in blessing livestock
sometimes used in blessing marriages
sometimes used in blessing the home
sometimes used in blessing travelers
sometimes used in fortune-telling
sometimes used in harvest rituals
sometimes used in healing rituals
sometimes used in protection from evil
sometimes used in spring rituals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Motanka dolls
gptkbp:material gptkb:clothing
hay
straw
thread
gptkbp:method made by winding and knotting
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Ukraine
gptkbp:purpose good luck
protection
healing
gptkbp:symbolizes fertility
family well-being
ancestral memory
gptkbp:tradition Slavic
gptkbp:used_in festivals
rituals
household decoration
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ukrainian_Folk_Art
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8