«Enchanter-Cossack»

Handcrafted Contemporary Jewellery Sculpture

Materials:

bronze, silver, jasper.

№ Н-23-01-002

Since ancient times, the Cossacks have been the embodiment of the love of freedom and invincibility of the Ukrainian people. The sculpture portrays a true kharakternyk Cossack, a spiritual mentor revered by the entire Zaporizhzhian Sich, the keeper of traditions and secrets of the martial art of the Zaporizhzhian Cossacks.

Ukrainian historian D. Yavornytsky wrote: “Cossacks always had so-called ‘kharakternyks,’ the enchanters whom fire, water, saber, or an ordinary bullet, except for a silver one, couldn't stop.”

Melding the past with the present, the artists have created a remarkable figure of a courageous and indomitable Cossack — a defender of Ukraine, symbolizing the bravery and steadfastness of Ukrainians. Invincible. With his strong body, he shields his homeland — his Ukraine depicted in the shape of a symbolic flying cloak.

It is as if the truth is frozen in time — we do not seek what is not ours, but we will not give up what is ours, for we stand firm for our own, God-given land.