The Cock Foreseeing Dawn. Cock in the Mythology and Rites of Central Asia and Kazakhstan
| Author(s) | Akishev, Alisher Kemelevich en Акмшев, Алишер Кемелевич |
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| Title | The Cock Foreseeing Dawn. Cock in the Mythology and Rites of Central Asia and Kazakhstan |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Language | eng |
| Number of Pages | 30 |
| Location | South Korea |
| Keywords | symbol myth traditional beleifs |
| Relevance to ICH Safeguarding | identification documentation definition |
| ICH Genre | rituals worldview |
| Description | For the Eurasia’s steppe and mountain zones the cock was an exotic bird, it fascinated the imagination much more than its present descendants. In the South Siberia the earliest images of cocks are met in the tribal chiefs Pazyryk burialmounds applique works made from skin (sometimes decorated with gold), on the harness’s belt, on a sacrificial horses’ mane, a label to jug. Some images form heraldic reamers. The same origin has a small ritual hat encircled with a chain of running cocks. Similar images of 4-3 cc. BC are found in ordinary burial-mounds of Yustyd. An embroidery from Noin-Yla’s burial-mounds also has pictures of red cocks. The gold sculpture of a cock on the top of a hat was found in Kairak Saka burial-mound in the Ketmen-tobe valley (North Kirguizstan). It is stylistically close to sculptures from Pazyryk. In both cases there is the same breed: massive, short-legged bird with a big comb, short bill and fluffy high tail. These images are dated by 4-3 cc. BC, and the Hunnu ones, from Noin-Ula, by 2 c. BC. Shamans, Kazakh and Kyrghyz baksis, Khorezm parikhons, Tajik devonas widely used hens and cocks in sorcery. Many shaman images of the cocks reflect their influence on Russian aboriginal population though their symbols were hardly borrowed from the Russians. The hens in Siberia, especially in south Siberia were bred long before the appearance of Russian settlers, the latter presents an interest to paleozoologists. |
| Book/Journal Title | International journal of Central Asian studies |
| Publisher | Institute of Asian Culture and Development |
| Place of Publication | Seoul, Korea |
| Date of Publication | 2001 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Pages | 1-30 |
| ISSN | 1226-4490 |
| Academic Field | Cultural Studies Myths and legends |
| Contributor | Kazakhstan National Committee for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage |
| Active Contribution | Kazakhstan, FY 2023 |
| Data Collection Project | |