Tuvan traditional methods of precise computation in the making of yurt frame

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25178/nit.2020.4.5

Keywords:

Yurt; yurt building; yurt making; nomadic house; Tuvans; traditional technology; kharaacha; Tuvan yurt; Tuvan culture

Abstract

The article examines methods of computation used by Tuvan craftsmen in making the Tuvan yurt frame, in particular its upper circle known as “kharaacha”.

These methods provided reliability and durability of the structures and the yurt’s unusual feature of changing size and configuration according to a specific season. Traditional Tuvan house is thus adaptable to various natural and climatic conditions and phenomena. It was especially important to maintain the precalculated parameters in making grooves in kharaacha (upper circle), into which the upper ends of ulun (ynaa, rafters of the yurt) were inserted.

The article gives details of computation methods, measurements, and the process of preparing, drilling, and improving the configuration of kharaacha grooves during their making. It also shows plans and drafts of traditional calculation methods, measurements, and devices.

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Published

06.12.2020

How to Cite

Для цитирования:
Ооржак В. О. Тувинские традиционные методы точных расчетов при изготовлении каркаса юрт // Новые исследования Тувы. 2020, № 4. С. 64–79. DOI: www.doi.org/10.25178/nit.2020.4.5

For citation:
Oorzhak V. O. Tuvinskie traditsionnye metody tochnykh raschetov pri izgotovlenii karkasa iurt [Tuvan traditional methods of precise computation in the making of yurt frame]. New Research of Tuva, 2020, no. 4, pp. 64–79. (In Russ.). DOI: www.doi.org/10.25178/nit.2020.4.5

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Aspects of Culture

Author Biography

Valeriy Okpan-oolovich Oorzhak

Candidate of Economics, Senior Researcher, Tuvinian Institute for Exploration of Natural Resources, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences.

Postal address: 117a Internatsionalnaya St., 667007 Kyzyl, Russian Federation.

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E-mail: v.oorgak@yandex.ru