AN ONGOING TRADITION: THE USE OF RUSSIAN METAL DISHWARE IN OB UGRIAN RITES

The article focuses on foreign elements in the traditional cultures of northwestern Siberia. The sources of this study are silver and copper saucers mostly bearing representations of hunting scenes, which were manufactured by Russian craftsmen in the 18th–19th centuries for the needs of alien ethnic...

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Main Authors: A. V. Baulo, А. В. Бауло
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Russian
Published: IAET SB RAS 2016
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Online Access:https://journal.archaeology.nsc.ru/jour/article/view/38
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Summary:The article focuses on foreign elements in the traditional cultures of northwestern Siberia. The sources of this study are silver and copper saucers mostly bearing representations of hunting scenes, which were manufactured by Russian craftsmen in the 18th–19th centuries for the needs of alien ethnic groups. Ways in which the saucers were used in Ob Ugrian rituals are described along with the specific features and attributions of these objects. The use of Russian metal dishware is viewed in the context of the long cultural tradition of using metal vessels, made in other ethnic environments (Iran, western Central Asia, Volga Bulgaria, Kama region, etc.) as well as in the religious and ritual practices of the Khanty and Mansi. Статья посвящена использованию иноэтничных атрибутов в традиционных культурах коренных народов севера Западной Сибири. В качестве источника выступают изделия русских ремесленников XVIII–XIX вв.: серебряные и медные блюдца в основном с охотничьими сценами, изготовленные для нужд инородцев. Рассматриваются варианты их использования в обрядовой практике обских угров. Дана характеристика и атрибуция изделий. Использование русской металлической посуды рассматривается в контексте длительной культурной традиции: бытования в религиозно-обрядовой практике хантов и манси иноэтничных (произведенных в Иране, Средней Азии, Волжской Булгарии, Прикамье и др.) металлических сосудов.