The hoop earrings of Turkic-Mongolic peoples of Siberia and Central Asia

At the present stage of history tending to understand the traditional material culture of ethnic groups becomes popular, the preservation and development of national traditions of each nation is an urgent issue. In this respect it is relevant to study the jewelry complex - an important part of the traditional costume - as an ethnographic phenomenon, its genesis and ethnic influences. The author considers hoop earrings as one of the archaic elements of the culture of Turkic-Mongolic peoples.