Kolt Explained
Kolt or kolty was a part of a female headgear, hanging on a ryasna at both temples as a sign of family's wealth, common in 11th-13th centuries in Old Rus'. It comprised a pair of metal pieces, joined to form a hollow medallion or star that, presumably, contained a piece of cloth, impregnated with fragrances.
Origin
The origin of the word “kolt” is obscure. As a term, it was introduced in the late 19th century in the course of ethnographic surveys. According to a version it derived from the uk|ковтки, meaning 'earrings',[1] also in West-Ukrainian dialects “колток”.[2] In a Novgorod dialect the word “колтки” means pendants of earrings, it was also mentioned in birch bark document No. 644, found in Novgorod, dating back to Novgorod Republic.
Further reading
- Book: Pekarskaja, Ljudmila V.. Treasures from Ancient Kiev in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Dumbarton Oaks. Metropolitan Museum Journal. 32. New York. 1997. 65–75.
- Book: Рыбаков, Б. А.. Аврора. Leningrad. 1971. Декоративно-прикладное искусство Руси X-XIII веков. ru. 2012-03-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20131011060335/http://www.silverwolf.lviv.ua/module-pagesetter-viewpub-tid-1-pid-18-page-1.htm. 2013-10-11. dead.
- Book: Жилина, Н. В.. Древнерусские звездчатые колты (схема развития). Научные чтения памяти В. М. Василенко. 1. Moscow. 1997. 140–150. ru.
- Book: Ляусік Н.А.. Ціснёныя колты са збораў ГДГАМ. https://archive.today/20131205135347/http://www.museum-grodno.by/pages/kolty.html. dead. 2013-12-05. Краязнаўчыя запіскі. Вып. 6. Grodno. 2003. 3–5. Belarusian.
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Notes and References
- Б. Д. Гринченко. Словарь украинского языка, К., 1908, т. 2, с. 262 (in Russian)
- А. А. Зализняк. Древненовгородский диалект. М., 2004, с. 268 (in Russian)
