Kumanda Collection

Abstract

The collection includes publications devoted to the Kumandins, a small indigenous people living in Altai. Various aspects of the ethnography of the Kumandins are considered: national holidays, competitions, wedding ceremonies, sacral places, rituals. Rare folklore materials (well-wishes, songs, legends, etc.), a text by historian and ethnographer F.A. Satlaev on the administrative-territorial division of the Altai Mountains, an article by D.K. Zelenin on the Kocho kan rite of the Kumandins, and a series of paintings by artist S.V. Dykov on Kumandin themes are published. The book is intended for all those interested in the history and ethnography of Altai, folklore and culture of small indigenous peoples of Siberia. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

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