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
Bracelet
Bracelets were also endowed with magical properties. In Turkic culture, their symbolism is complex. For example, Khakas people considered it a symbol of a future marriage. The Kazakhs wore a bracelet with three rings connected to it «bes blezik» on the day of the bride’s wedding. Among the Khakass it is an attribute that belongs only to a married woman. Symbolically, the bracelet connected three relatives: Öz zhūrty (kin – relatives on the paternal side), nağashi zhūrty (relatives on the maternal side) and kaiyn zhūrty (relatives on the maternal side). Some bracelets made by twisting technique are associated by experts with the ancient Turkic cult of the snake, which was connected with the cult of the mother goddess and associated with fertility. Most bracelets were paired, one for each hand. When a girl was presented with bracelets or rings, it was said, «Qolyn önerli bolsyn! («May your hands be skillful!»)
ШайгОзова Ж.Н., Наурзбаева А. Б.
Краткая энциклопедия знаков и символов казахской культуры.
Алматы: КазНИИК, 2023.