2026/2(45)
Contents
HISTORICAL RESEARCH
Occupation Regime and
Nazi Criminals in the Krasnodar Region (1942-1943): An Analysis
of Eyewitness Testimonies
APPLIED RESEARCH
On the spread of stone architecture in the Arctic region. Construction
of a cathedral in the Sumskoy Fortress
Art project “My Contemporaries”: аxiological foundations
Traditional water transport
of the Amur basin
Authorial repetition and copy
in the creative practice of Vladimir painters of the 1980s - 1990s (based on the archive of GOSNIIR
Scientific Expertise Department)
Formation and development
of copyright in China: from doctrine to instruments of state cultural policy
HERITAGE PRESERVATION
Study of the X-ray of “Landscape. Pargolovo” by Fyodor Vasilyev
(the Radischev Art Museum, Saratov)
Cultural transmission mechanisms and modes in the context of historical development of the Stronsky artistic dynasty
Digital twin as an object of protection of lost heritage
Chukotka baidara: technology and the preservation of traditions. Experience building an Eskimo baidara in the village of Sireniki
in 2025
Historical practices and conceptual evolution in the conservation
of China's large archaeological sites
MUSEOLOGY
Tainitskaya Tower of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin: historical and architectural review
Mikhalskaya O., Chuvilkina Yu.
Contribution of collector Felix Evgenievich Vishnevsky to the development of Russian museum collections
Biblical scenes on an 18th century tiled stove of the Novodevichy convent in Moscow
Publ. 04/05/2026
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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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