A silyanka necklace handmade with interwoven glass beads and white metal. Traditionally worn as a choker, it often complemented other jewelry pieces. It could also be worn as a hair piece. This necklace originated in Podilia.
An oral interview of Shapoval Alexander Savovich, a Holodomor survivor, recorded by Vyhodovanets′ Olga Vasylivna and Artemenko Larysa Olehivna in Kostiantynivka village, Smilyansky district, Cherkasy region.
A story of Vasyl′ Tkachenko, a Hodomor victim, told by his great-grandson Vasyl′ Fedorovych Tkachenko, recorded by Serhiǐ Polishchuk in the Korobchyne village, Novomyrhorod district, Kirovohrad region.
The artifact was made by V.F. Khomenko in Kyiv, Ukraine in 1977. It is made out of silver, agate, and enamel, and the exact purpose for production is unknown. The ring was featured in the exhibition "Rings: Thousand-Year Histories of Familiar Things", from September 24, 2019 to October 11, 2020 in the Museum of Historical Jewels of Ukraine.
