Where does the search For ethnic indicators lead
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Язык: английский
Аннотация
This is a critical review of the article by Allanazar Sopiev “Traditional Technologies and Artistic Techniques for Finishing Weapons in the Collection of the State Museum of Turkmenistan” published in the Bulletin of IICAS, Issue 29. This peer-reviewed work touches on topical, yet poorly studied, issues concerning decorative techniques on weapons in Central Asia, which were previously raised by researchers more than thirty years ago. The manufactured weapons as presented by Sopiyev which he ascribes to the Turkmen are disputed, and in certain cases, he provides no references to trustworthy sources or archival documents. It also addresses other controversial issues pertaining to the use of weapons by the Turkmen, as well as the particulars surrounding their decoration.