Girdling space and time: tent bands / belts iolam in the Turkmen carpet tradition Cover Image

Опоясывая пространство и время: ленты / полосы иолам в туркменской ковровой традиции
Girdling space and time: tent bands / belts iolam in the Turkmen carpet tradition

Author(s): Elena Tsareva
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Институт языкознания Российской академии наук
Keywords: Turkmen; carpet weaving; wedding yurt; ornamental peculiarities; sacred function

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the unique Turkmen woven (carpet) bands iolam / ak yup, which are one of the most important attributes of yurt wedding decoration of some Turkmen tribes. The author makes assumptions about the origin and functions of iolam / ak yup and discusses their artistic and structural features and peculiarities.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 03 (10)
  • Page Range: 058-065
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Russian