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
Tör
In front of the door of the yurt was organized the most honorable place – tör, marked with a row of bedding zhük, folded in a special way. According to N. Z. Shahanova, this way of folding things (bedding) goes back to the reflection of the chain of ideas «fertility (fertility) – wealth – happiness» [9, p. 32]. This idea is reflected in the decoration of pile and felt carpets, all kinds of blankets – quraq körpe, and this design is crowned by pillows – zhastyk. On the kerege, just above the place of honor, hung weapons, kamcha, dombra and skins of predators, removed stockings (wolves, foxes, etc.). Each of these items had a protective function. The guests of honor always sat on the tör, because the qonaq (guest) in Kazakh culture is an emissary of the higher powers, who should be well received, entertained and respected.
ШайгОзова Ж.Н., Наурзбаева А. Б.
Краткая энциклопедия знаков и символов казахской культуры.
Алматы: КазНИИК, 2023.