Signs and symbols of Kazakh art
The yurt as a semiotic space
The language of Kazakh ornamentation
- "Döngelek" (solar circle)
- "Kün közi" (eye of the sun)
- "Törtqulaq" (cross)
- "Shimai" (spiral)
- "Aishyk gül" (crescent)
- "Zhuldyz" (star)
- "Kempirqosaq" (rainbow)
- "Sharshy" (square)
- "Tumarsha" (amulet, often triangular)
- "Baldaq" (support, crutch)
- "Irek" (zigzag)
- "Törtüshkül" (four sharp corners)
- "Qarmaq" (fishing hook)
- "Shynzhyra" (chain)
- "Syñar müiiz" (single horn)
- "Qarga tuiaq" (crow's foot)
- "Asha tuiaq" (cloven hoof)
- "Qaz moiyn" (goose / swan neck)
- "It quiryq" (dog's tail)
- "Botaköz" (camel calf's eye)
- "Böri qulaq" (wolf's ears)
- "Alaqurt" (speckled spider)
- "Zhylan" (snake)
- "Agash gül" (tree-flower)
- "Örken" (stem)
- "Raikhangül" (rose)
- "Arpabas" (barley head)