CELESTIAL BODIES ON THE OB UGRIAN RITUAL ARTIFACTS (BASED ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ETHNOGRAPHIC SOURCES OF THE 2ND MILLENNIUM AD)

• Published in: Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia
• Main Authors: A. V. Baulo, А. В. Бауло
• Other Authors: Российский научный фонд (проект № 14-50-00036).
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian; English
• Published: IAET SB RAS 2018
• Subjects: изображение; moon; solar signs; Mansi; Khanty; ritual art; луна; месяц; атрибут; манси; ханты; Falconer; khanty; Siberia; vogul
• Online Access: https://journal.archaeology.nsc.ru/jour/article/view/337; https://doi.org/10.17746/1563-0110.2018.46.1.123-132

This study explores the religious role of celestial bodies depicted on Ob Ugrian ritual artifacts from several Russian museums, with reference to ethnographic, folkloric, and artistic sources. While neither the sun nor the moon play a major role in Ugrian religion, they are personifi ed and feature...