inkyami:Kikimora.If only I could draw what’s in my head.So I though why not copy what I wrote
inkyami:Kikimora.If only I could draw what’s in my head.So I though why not copy what I wrote for the other sites hereThe bizarre headdress here is called kichka (rus. кичка or kika (кика)). “Kichka/kika” and “kikimora” arguably derive from the same origin, so I always wanted to combine the two in the artwork.It is one of the festive traditional headdresses typical for the southern parts of Russia, and it was worn by married women and brides. Kichka, as all russian headdresses, has many shapes and forms, but it always covers the hair, has some stern carcass and a heavily decorated front part. The one that I drawn is called horned kichka (rogataya kichka), and is one of the rare types of kichka, found in Tambov and Ryazan regions. The horns are one of the pagan fertility symbols (which you can see in depictions of Veles and Mokosh deities) and were thought to bring good fortune to a woman. Unsurprisingly, orthodox church had issues with horned kichka, but women kept wearing it nevertheless, as it was one of the treasured garments. The tradition died very slowly. -- source link
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