Synthesis of eastern and western traditions in Persian Kontush belts of baroque stage of Ukraine, Belarus, Poland

Abstract

The article is dedicated to persians productions of weaving on silk with gold and silver threads, which distributed in art of ethnic Ukraine, Belarus, Poland in ХVІІ–ХVІІІ. The special attention is paid to Kontush, Cossack and Kontusz belts attributes of privileged sectors of society of baroqueclassicism stage, line of wearing which connected closely with traditions of Turkic nobility (gizilbash, bektashi, etc.) and military (janissaries) use of eastern belt as symbol of the power, importance in society, differences of origin and race.