saxelovnebo mecnierebaTa Ziebani #4 (53), 2012 ART SCIENCE ...

ART STUDIESNino Dondoladze,Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University,PHD student of Art study direction,Supervisor: Irene AbesadzeAMBROLAURI AND ONI ETNOGRAPICALMATERIAL RECORDED IN GEORGIAN CEREMONY,„DOLL“ ABOUT(„Pust’s Ritual“, „Naxshi“, „Gvrigvi“ and „Bekikeebi“)From my scientific interests, which refers to the ancientGeorgian religious art of puppet making, over the summer2010 - 2011 my oldest population in the villages of Racha’smountains unique type of material has been gathered, Whichrefers to the little-known Georgian Ethnography ,in the socalled“ritual pustis’”, “gvirgvis bekikebis’’ and public holidaysand the dolls are used in ritual.As for, “pustis” ritual, it was in the second day of the week- on Monday.Symbolically, this was a remarkable victory over the enemyin combat ritual. This ritual was held in the case, if there wasdanger of attack by the enemy, in order to avoid.The ritual was led by the village’s leaders and only mentook part in it.Villagers collecting dried fern, dried grass and so on, makinga large wooden cross with Davis-shaped- “Doll - scarecrow”just made of dried fern and not from walnut and oak twigs,because these two trees are as temple in Racha for this time.Round dance of the fire continued the ritual of shootingarrows and performed ending at “Doll – Davi’s” ashes withtread.263