sun, fire) was considered the colour of the second stage of the spiritual path (tarikat) and was associated – with the subtle substance – the world of the spirit (rukh), the «friend of God» (wali) – the human type. Be that as it may, the colour yellow has a very important symbolic function in Muslim culture in connection with the spirit, the spiritual path, the prophet, etc. At the same time, it is impossible not to mention that yellow (the colour of gold) among Turkic ethnic groups (including Kazakhs) meant the highest value, the beginning of all beginnings, a symbol of divinity, etc. In Kazakh culture there are many toponyms with the division «sary»: «Sary dala», «Sary arqa», etc. Some researchers interpret them as «dry or untamed steppe», others believe that they were used for far, big and huge. Thus, the toponym Sary-Arqa most likely referred to the northern side. In the Turkic culture, there are different definitions for the colour of the north – it can be both black and yellow. Closely related to sary is gold (altyn) as a projection of the sun. As it is known, gold became the basic material for creative experiments in sak toreutics. In Turkic culture, gold is a universal cosmic symbol associated with ideas of eternity, immortality, permanence, and truth, as well as with rulers and the supreme elite. The art of gold embroidery was one of the most important garments of Kazakh nobles – khans, biis, sultans and others. The idea of splendour and radiance is connected with the semantics of the word «gold»: altyn tamyr – golden root.