No. 2 (9) (2018), Eurasian Heritage
No. 2 (9) (2018)

Symbolic interactionism of the Malta’s anthropomorphic paleolithic figurines

Eurasian Heritage
УДК 903.08 + 7.031 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25712/ASTU.2518-7767.2018.02.002
Published 2018-06-28
Liudmila Valentinovna Lbova
Regional Branch of the Urals, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Academy of Arts; Novosibirsk State University
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№ 2 (8) 2018 "Искусство Евразии", научный журнал об искусстве.
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Symbolic interactionism, primitive art, anthropomorphic sculpture, technology, engraving, accessories, Upper Paleolithic, Malta, Siberia

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Lbova, L.V. (2018) ‘Symbolic interactionism of the Malta’s anthropomorphic paleolithic figurines: УДК 903.08 + 7.031’, The Art of Eurasia, (2), pp. 18–32. doi:10.25712/ASTU.2518-7767.2018.02.002.
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Abstract

Malta's "classical collection" of Siberian Upper Paleolithic art, obtained as a result of excavations by M. M. Gerasimov in the years 1928–1958, is represented by more than 800 pieces of ivory, antler, and soft stone. It is dating up 19,000 to 23,000 years ago [6]. The technological analysis of samples of Paleolithic art demonstrates stable methods of processing ivory and antler, shaping, detailing and decorating [18]. In the paper, we present the anthropomorphic figurines of the Malta's collection that are considered within the framework of the concept of symbolic interactionism [20]. The concept of reading archaic culture and cultural symbols allows us to identify stable constants that take part in communication and that determined the specificity of the Siberian collection of Prehistoric Art. This approach allows us to explain the realism of the artistic style, the attention of Paleolithic masters to the details (body elements, clothing, and accessories), the choice of engraving techniques and the nature of the ornamentation.

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