Scientific Article
UDC 39.391
DOI 10.3792/3033-6015-2025-56-72
YAKUT JEWELRY: TRADITIONS AND MODERNITY
Yakovleva Kapitolina Maksimovna – PhD in History, Associate Professor of the Department of World, National History, Archaeology, and Ethnology, Institute of History, Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University (Yakutsk, Russia). ORCID: 0000-0002-5381-8960. E-mail: kapa1985@list.ru.
Prokopieva Aleksandra Nikolaevna – Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities Research and Problems of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Yakut Scientific Center, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Yakutsk, Russia). ORCID: 0000-0002-8329-159X. E-mail: sendiele@gmail.com.
The article is devoted to the study of the traditional and modern state of Yakut jewelry art. The main types and subtypes of traditional Yakut jewelry, characteristic stylistic features, and the symbolic meaning of the items are identified. For each type of jewelry, items from museum collections in Yakutia and foreign museums are selected. Special attention is paid to the influence of cultural traditions, natural conditions, and religious beliefs on the formation of the specific artistic appearance of Yakut jewelry. Modern development trends and the role of traditional Yakut jewelry in preserving the ethnic self-expression and cultural identity of the Yakuts are analyzed. The prospects for the development of Yakut jewelry art are emphasized, expressed in the preservation of traditional craftsmanship and the emergence of new directions in creative design enriched by the heritage of ancestors.
Keywords: jewelry, Yakuts, Yakutia, jewelry making, traditional culture, museums, Ysyakh.
YAKUT JEWELRY: TRADITIONS AND MODERNITY
Yakovleva Kapitolina Maksimovna – PhD in History Docent, the department of World and Russian History, Ethnology and Archeology, Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University (Yakutsk, Russia). ORCID: 0000-0002-5381-8960. E-mail: kapa1985@list.ru.
Prokopieva Aleksandra Nikolaevna – Scientific Associate, Institute for Humanities Research and Problems of Indigenous Peoples of the North of the Yakut Scientific Center of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Yakutsk, Russia). ORCID: 0000-0002-8329-159X. E-mail: sendiele@gmail.com.
The article is devoted to the study of the traditional and modern state of the Yakut jewelry art. The main types and subtypes of the Yakut traditional jewelry, the characteristic stylistic features and symbolic meaning of the products are highlighted. For each type of jewelry, the products from the museum funds of Yakutia and foreign museums are selected. Special attention is paid to the influence of cultural traditions, natural conditions and religious beliefs on the formation of the specific artistic appearance of the Yakut jewelry. The current trends of development, the role of traditional Yakut jewelry in preserving the ethnic self-expression and cultural identity of the Yakuts are analyzed. In conclusion, the article highlights the prospects for the development of Yakut jew-elry art, which is expressed in the preservation of traditional crafts and the development of new areas of creative design enriched with the legacy of ancestors.
Keywords: jewelry, Yakuts, Yakutia, jewelry making, traditional culture, museums, ysyakh.
