ACTUALIZATION OF THE MYTHOLOGICAL PICTURE OF THE WORLD ORDER OF THE SHORS THROUGH THE REPRODUCTION OF SHAMANIC TAMBOURINES BASED ON MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
T. I. Kimeeva, P. V. Abramova, N. I. Alekhina
Bulletin of Kemerovo State University of Culture and Arts March 25, 2025 DOI: 10.31773/2078-1768-2025-170-119-125 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Historical analysis Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Shor shamanic tambourines held in museum collections, documented mainly between 1900 and 1931 |
| Topics | Shamanism |
| Key points | Argues that a systematic reconstruction method is needed to reproduce authentic Shor shamanic tambourines and their imagery, since few well-preserved examples survive in museums and everyday use has ended. Proposes that such a technique could be applied to other Siberian peoples' tambourines, helping avoid reproductions based on stylization. |
Abstract
The shaman’s tambourine, associated with the religious beliefs of the Siberian peoples, which has now received the status of a museum object and contains objects of intangible ethnocultural heritage, has now been completely lost in the environment of everyday life. The fixation of tambourines of Shor shamans by collectors of museum collections is limited to the period from 1900 to 1931. A comprehensive museum representation of the culture of this people is impossible without actualizing such a phenomenon as shamanism, as well as interpreting the semantics of shamanic attributes. At the same time, shamanic tambourines of the Shors with well-preserved drawings are limited in museum collections. There is a need to use new models in interactive forms of cultural and educational activities and in inclusive practices. In this connection, the issues of reproduction of an authentic shamanic tambourine, as well as images on its front leather surface based on the study of authentic objects from museum collections, become relevant. The purpose of the study was to select techniques, approaches and methods that contribute to the reconstruction of the authentic tambourine of the Shor shaman and the translation of the figurative system of the mythological picture of the world. The application of a reasonable technique can be used in the practice of reproducing shamanic tambourines of other peoples of Siberia, which is widespread in modern conditions. This will avoid the appearance of samples created based on the stylization method.