Abstract
To reconstruct the technological methods and technical achievements of Northern Selkup blacksmiths, the components of the Northern Selkup shaman costume, which is composed of ferrous metal, were studied using metallographic analysis methods. The materials were found in two graves in a Kikki-Akki burial ground from the XVII–XVIII centuries (Western Siberia, Taz river). It was found that the basic raw materials for production were unevenly carbonized steel and soft iron; high-carbon steel was also found in rare instances, which was most likely received by Northern Selkup blacksmiths from Russia. The iron items of the shaman costume were forged by professional blacksmiths who possessed complex technological skills and production equipment.
Highlights
This article studies the components of the shaman costume made from ferrous metal found in the North Selkup burial ground of Kikki-Akki (Krasnoselkupsky district of YaNAO, Taz river) (Fig. 1, 1, 2)
The monument dates back to the XVII–XIX centuries; the recently obtained radiocarbon analysis results allowed us to correct the lower date, which was previously designated as the XVIII century [Olga E
The results of the metallographic studies allow us to conclude that in the XVII-XVIII centuries, the iron components of the shamanic costumes of the Northern Selkups were forged by professional blacksmiths
Summary
This article studies the components of the shaman costume made from ferrous metal found in the North Selkup burial ground of Kikki-Akki (Krasnoselkupsky district of YaNAO, Taz river) (Fig. 1, 1, 2). In the study of the costume of the Selkup shaman, the publications of G.N. Prokofiev and E.D. Prokofieva, Technological research into the metal attributes of the Northern Selkup shaman costume... The work by ethnographer L.R. Pavlinskaya, which was based on the external visual features of metal sculptures, investigated the technique of forging the artistic products of the shamanic costumes of the peoples of Siberia [Pavlinskaya, 1988]. Information about the materials of several burials containing the details of shamanic vestments were published, including the following: mound #21 of the Kalmak burial mounds (X–XI centuries) [Belikova, 1996, p. The issues regarding the forging technology used in the production of the metal goods for the shaman costume have not previously been the subject of an independent study
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