Brief Encyclopedia Signs and symbols of Kazakh culture
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)
Traditional costume in the context of semiotics
The symbolic artistry of Kazakh jewelry
Color as a semiotic code
The symbolic content of materials (handicrafts, applied arts)
The symbolic nature of Kazakh music
“Baldaq” (support, crutch)
A special pattern is an artistic variation of the baldaq, a stand used by the Berkutchi for a comfortable hand position when riding a golden eagle. This pattern forms a complex ornamental motif in a single composition, decorated with felted and embroidered products. It is a meandering ornamentation. The symbolic meaning of the ornament «Baldaq» is most likely defined by its function: support, hold and strength. This image is found in the world culture, the Chinese crutch forms one of the emblems with the meaning of support, and in Christianity it is the emblem of St. Anthony, in the Greco-Roman tradition – an attribute of the mythical blacksmith Hephaistos. It is similar in meaning to the staff, the stick, etc. In world culture, as is known, the staff is a projection of the world tree, an attribute of shamans, priests, guides, fortune tellers, storytellers and other categories of people who have a high degree of spiritual power.
ШайгОзова Ж.Н., Наурзбаева А. Б.
Краткая энциклопедия знаков и символов казахской культуры.
Алматы: КазНИИК, 2023.