Ornek, a Crimean Tatar ornament and knowledge about it
CountryUkraine
Reference01601
RegionEurope and North America
Inscription history
Inscription2021 (16th session)
ListRepresentative

Örnek is a national Crimean Tatar ornament and one of the oldest cultural achievements of the Crimean Tatars. In 2021, Örnek and its knowledge was inscribed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.[1][2]

Description

The Örnek contains small elements combined into a composition, mainly of a plant and geometric nature, symmetrically and asymmetrically arranged. The main symbolism is the image of flowers and trees in shades of pink, green, yellow and blue.[3] The ornament is used as an element of the decor of national clothes, shoes, headdresses, as well as in jewelry, on ceramic and metal dishes, wooden products, household appliances, in furniture decoration, carpets.

Recognition

In February 2018, the Örnek was inscribed in the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine.[4]

The ornament, as an element of the intangible cultural heritage (Intangible Cultural Heritage) of Ukraine, was included in the preliminary list of UNESCO for its possible inclusion in the representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of mankind.[5] On 16 December 2021, the Örnek was officially included in the UNESCO cultural heritage.[2][6] The nomination of "Ornek - Crimean Tatar ornament" was a long-term initiative of the Crimean Tatar public organization "Alem".[7]

References

  1. ↑ "UNESCO - Ornek, a Crimean Tatar ornament and knowledge about it". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  2. 1 2 "Кримськотатарський орнамент Орьнек внесли до культурної спадщини ЮНЕСКО". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  3. ↑ "Крымскотатарский орнамент признан культурным наследием Украины". crimea-news.info (in Russian). Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  4. ↑ "Мінкультури включило Кримськотатарський орнамент ОРЬНЕК до Національного переліку елементів нематеріальної культурної спадщини України". Ministry of Culture of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  5. ↑ "Кримськотатарський орнамент включили до попереднього списку ЮНЕСКО". Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  6. ↑ "Кримськотатарський орнамент Орьнек внесли до списку спадщини ЮНЕСКО". РБК-Украина (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  7. ↑ "Кримськотатарський орнамент «орьнек» включили до списку ЮНЕСКО". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-04-03.
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