Abstract
The work represents a study of the clothing item, the chimir, also called a leather belt, or a belt for men. When examining the wide leather chimir called the key functional element of the Moldovan folk costume for men, a number of museums, art centers from the North, Center and South of the country were visited, including: the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History, belt craftsmen from the territory of the Republic of Moldova, specialists of the National Library and other institutions that have information about this researched product. As a result of the research, it was observed that the chimir is different in size, ornamentation, such as the method of fastening, the raw material from which it is made and regional diversity. Thanks to the skills of the country’s folk craftsmen, the chimir has been preserved to this day in the costume of ethno-folkloric ensembles, orchestras. It is worn by performers and artists from ethnocultural, folklore centers and various dance ensembles. In Moldova the chimir is present in the authentic and original clothing of the popular men’s wear, being a reflection of our unique culture. The historiography of the work includes a variety of bibliographic sources found in libraries and museums, as well as recorded techniques for making belts by folk craftsmen.
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