“Thing” and “symbol”: attributes of the shamanic cult of Evens as a sacred text of culture (based on materials from a scientific expedition)
Arctic XXI century July 8, 2025 G. N. Varavina
The article presents a semiotic analysis of shamanic attributes and clothing of the Evens, documented during a 2024 expedition to the Srednekolymsky District of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The study focuses on a children’s shamanic set (khamasak teti kungangi) and a ritual headdress (khamasak avun) from the collection of the Berezovsky Evens. The author examines the symbolic language and...