2026/1(44)
Contents
HISTORICAL RESEARCH
Stylistic features of the Stroganov' glassblowing plastics of the 1960s - 1980s
History of the horse-breeding portrait as a utilitarian genre in the traditions of Russian art of the late
XVIII - XIX centuries
“Expedition in Time and Space”
on Lake Onega
Military education of servicemen of the Russian army in the second half of the 19th century – early
20th century: historical experience, lessons
INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE
I.A. Ilyin on Pushkin's heritage
and the antitheses of its interpretation
Yalta branch of the Crimean State Philharmonic in the cultural
and historical retrospective
of development
HERITAGE PRESERVATION
Tourism as a factor in preserving
the unique cultural heritage of
the Kenozersky National Park
Reconstruction vs «Disneyification» of cultural heritage
Patterns of non-governmental digital heritage preservation in Russia
Current problems of the actuel system of protected zones for cultural heritage sites in Russia
Experience of preserving authentic winemaking as part of the cultural heritage of the region (based on
the material of the Spanish movement of «terroirists»)
MUSEOLOGY
Memorial landscape on the coast
of the Sea of Azov: the first steps to organize a museum complex in the
homeland of Fedor Konyukhov
Prerequisites for the emergence
and features of the functioning
of museums of Russian writers
in the CIS member states
Role of volunteers in preserving landscape art, using the example
of estate complexes in central Russia
REVIEWS
»Archaeology of the Russian Arctic»: book review
Publ. 10/02/2026
Archives
DOI 10.34685/HI.2025.79.99.006
Seleznev A., Selezneva I.
Ornamented on-grave posts of the Tobol-Irtysh Tatars:
interpretation of cultural heritage
Abstract. The article examines the problems of historical and cultural relations and semantics of carved wooden ornamented on-graved posts of the Tobol-Irtysh Tatars. These constructions are spread in the Irtysh River basin in the north of Omsk and in the south of Tyumen regions. The semantics of the on-grave posts tops decoration is discussed in the paper. The sharp form of the pommel symbolized a spear (arrow) and marked the male graves. The flattened crown-form finials were called combs and associated with female burials. Comparative ethnographic and archaeological materials borrow a wide spread of similar ideas about gender differentiation in various traditions. Sharp-pointed heads are the specific feature of male characters in the ritual sculpture of the Uralic language family peoples. The spear-signs on the burials of various groups of Siberian Tatars have parallels in the construction of tugs – pillars or poles marking the locations of Muslim sanctuaries-mazars in Central Asia. This tradition is associated with the custom of sticking spears on men's graves spread among a number Turkic-speaking peoples of Central Asia and Kazakhstan. The comb symbolism is usually associated with the feminine and erotic surrounding. The relevant ethnographic and archaeological materials are given in the work. Of particular interest are analogies with the images of combs on the female burials carved stone tombstone steles in the North Caucasus. At the same time, the set of objects depicted on the male tombstones included edged weapon of the piercing type. The conclusion is substantiated that the ornamented on-grave posts are the important factor of local identity and cultural heritage object.
Keywords: ornamented on-grave posts, Tobol-Irtysh Tatars, semantics, male and female images, Western Siberia.
Seleznev Alexander Gennadievich,
PhD in History, Associate Professor,
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography
at the Siberian Branch RAS (Novosibirsk)
Email: seleznev@myttk.ru
Selezneva Irina Alexandrovna,
PhD in History, Associate Professor,
Siberian Branch of the Likhachev Russian
Research Institute for Cultural
and Natural Heritage (Omsk)
Email: ir_selez@mail.ru
Published: The Heritage Institute Journal, 2025/4(43)
URL: http://nasledie-journal.ru/en/journals/812.html
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