Cossack Mamay[1] (in less significant variants also named as Cossack banduryst, Ukrainian: Козак Мамай) is a Ukrainian folkloric hero, one of the standard characters in traditional Ukrainian itinerant puppet theater, the Vertep.
Cossack Mamay is encountered in legends, folk stories and proverbs. These became widely popular after the dissolution of the Zaporizhian Sich in 1775. Cossack Mamay is one of the most common characters in Ukrainian folk painting, from the late 17th century to the present time. In the hundreds of surviving paintings, Cossack Mamay is usually shown with a kobza – a lute-like musical instrument that is the symbol of Ukrainian soul; a horse, which represented both freedom and fidelity; and an oak with his weapons hanging on it symbolizing the people's strength. The paintings from the time of Koliyivschyna sometimes portray Mamay on the background of violent incidents involving Poles or Jews.[2]
"Cossack-Bandurist", "Cossack-Zaporozhets", "Cossack Mamai" - these are all names of paintings of the same type. The general features of the composition and the main image, their existence for several centuries in Ukrainian lands allow us to consider these works as traditional folk paintings. There are several options for them. But in all cases, the basis of the composition is always the figure of a Cossack, who mostly sits with his legs crossed.[3]
The largest collections of this work are preserved and exhibited by the National Art Museum of Ukraine, the Dnipropetrovsk Historical Museum named after Dmytro Yavornytskyi, and the Ukrainian Center of Folk Culture "Ivan Honchar Museum".
Gallery
18th century
18th century
1728
19th century
Crimea 1780/1840
19th century
Cossack Mamay and the Haidamaka hang a Jewish arendator by his heels and kill another. 19th century
In music, the image of Cossack Mamay was reflected in the songs of contemporary Ukrainian bands Komu Vnyz, and Vopli Vidoplyasova.
Street art
During the Revolution of Dignity, the artist Mykola Goncharov recreated the image of Cossack Mamaiya in graffiti and posters of the series "All you need is love", replacing the kobza with a Kalashnikov rifle, and the damask with a lit Molotov cocktail.
Cossack Mamay coin
On the 1997 coin minted by National Bank of Ukraine, Cossack Mamay is dressed in a rich coat with fur and sits with his legs crossed, smoking a pipe and playing a kobza. Traditional elements of Cossack military life are around Mamay: a horse with rich harness, tied to a spear with a flag planted into the ground; a green oak tree with a sabre hanging from it; a pistol and a stone powder case; Turkish kalpak (high hat), and a bottle of okovyta (Ukrainian for aqua vitae).
The coin edge has the inscriptions: (Ukrainian: Козак Мамай, Cossack Mamay) – at the left and (Ukrainian: Лицар волі і честі, Knight of Freedom and Honor) – at the right. On top, these inscriptions are separated with a small flag at the spear point and, underneath, a conventionalized guelder-rose spray.
The Mamay coin is from the "Heroes of the Cossack Age" series, Ukrainian commemorative and jubilee coins.
^Олександр Галенко Рецензія на: Козак Мамай: феномен одного образу Студії мистецтвознавчі. – К.: Iнститут мистецтвознавства, фольклористики та етнології iм. М.Т.Рильського НАН України, 2009. – №1 (25)
^"COSSACK MAMAY: One Image Phenomenology"-Stanislav Bushak (Rodovid-Oranta 2008), pp. 245–293
^"Запорозьке гайдамацтво XVIII століття як традиційний здобичницький промисел козацтва - Володимир Мільчев - Тека авторів". Чтиво. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
Бушак С. М. Сміхова культура українського народу у творах «Козак Мамай» та «Запорожцях» Іллі Рєпіна // Скарбниця української культури. Збірка наукових праць. — Вип. 3. / Чернігівский історичний музей. – Чернігів: Сіверянська думка, 2002. — C. 72–79.
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For other uses of Mamay see Mamay disambiguation Cossack Mamay 1 in less significant variants also named as Cossack banduryst Ukrainian Kozak Mamaj is a Ukrainian folkloric hero one of the standard characters in traditional Ukrainian itinerant puppet theater the Vertep Cossack Mamay playing kobza while riding a horse Contents 1 Overview 2 Gallery 3 Cossack Mamay in art 3 1 Literature 3 2 Movie 3 3 Music 3 4 Street art 3 5 Cossack Mamay coin 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOverview EditCossack Mamay is encountered in legends folk stories and proverbs These became widely popular after the dissolution of the Zaporizhian Sich in 1775 Cossack Mamay is one of the most common characters in Ukrainian folk painting from the late 17th century to the present time In the hundreds of surviving paintings Cossack Mamay is usually shown with a kobza a lute like musical instrument that is the symbol of Ukrainian soul a horse which represented both freedom and fidelity and an oak with his weapons hanging on it symbolizing the people s strength The paintings from the time of Koliyivschyna sometimes portray Mamay on the background of violent incidents involving Poles or Jews 2 Cossack Bandurist Cossack Zaporozhets Cossack Mamai these are all names of paintings of the same type The general features of the composition and the main image their existence for several centuries in Ukrainian lands allow us to consider these works as traditional folk paintings There are several options for them But in all cases the basis of the composition is always the figure of a Cossack who mostly sits with his legs crossed 3 The largest collections of this work are preserved and exhibited by the National Art Museum of Ukraine the Dnipropetrovsk Historical Museum named after Dmytro Yavornytskyi and the Ukrainian Center of Folk Culture Ivan Honchar Museum Gallery Edit 18th century 18th century 1728 19th century Crimea 1780 1840 19th century Cossack Mamay and the Haidamaka hang a Jewish arendator by his heels and kill another 19th century 1855 1890 David Burliuk 1912 2003 Coin obverse Coin reverseCossack Mamay in art EditLiterature Edit No End to Cossack Kin a novel by Olexandr Ilchenko Mamay a historical verse novel by Leonid Gorlach The Cossack Mamay Myth collection of poems by Ihor Kalynets Movie Edit In 2003 director Oles Sanin made the film Mamay at the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Film Studio Music Edit In music the image of Cossack Mamay was reflected in the songs of contemporary Ukrainian bands Komu Vnyz and Vopli Vidoplyasova Street art Edit During the Revolution of Dignity the artist Mykola Goncharov recreated the image of Cossack Mamaiya in graffiti and posters of the series All you need is love replacing the kobza with a Kalashnikov rifle and the damask with a lit Molotov cocktail Cossack Mamay coin Edit On the 1997 coin minted by National Bank of Ukraine Cossack Mamay is dressed in a rich coat with fur and sits with his legs crossed smoking a pipe and playing a kobza Traditional elements of Cossack military life are around Mamay a horse with rich harness tied to a spear with a flag planted into the ground a green oak tree with a sabre hanging from it a pistol and a stone powder case Turkish kalpak high hat and a bottle of okovyta Ukrainian for aqua vitae The coin edge has the inscriptions Ukrainian Kozak Mamaj Cossack Mamay at the left and Ukrainian Licar voli i chesti Knight of Freedom and Honor at the right On top these inscriptions are separated with a small flag at the spear point and underneath a conventionalized guelder rose spray The Mamay coin is from the Heroes of the Cossack Age series Ukrainian commemorative and jubilee coins See also EditHistory of the Cossacks Zaporizhian HostReferences Edit Oleksandr Galenko Recenziya na Kozak Mamaj fenomen odnogo obrazu Studiyi mistectvoznavchi K Institut mistectvoznavstva folkloristiki ta etnologiyi im M T Rilskogo NAN Ukrayini 2009 1 25 COSSACK MAMAY One Image Phenomenology Stanislav Bushak Rodovid Oranta 2008 pp 245 293 Zaporozke gajdamactvo XVIII stolittya yak tradicijnij zdobichnickij promisel kozactva Volodimir Milchev Teka avtoriv Chtivo Retrieved 5 July 2022 Bushak S M Smihova kultura ukrayinskogo narodu u tvorah Kozak Mamaj ta Zaporozhcyah Illi Ryepina Skarbnicya ukrayinskoyi kulturi Zbirka naukovih prac Vip 3 Chernigivskij istorichnij muzej Chernigiv Siveryanska dumka 2002 C 72 79 Kozak Mamay Amazing collection of images collected by one individual Some paintings dating from the mid 17th century External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cossack Mamay mamay ch Kozak Mamay MAMAY S ALIVE HE JUST WAS THINKING Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cossack Mamay amp oldid 1128564322, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
