Function and Genealogy of the Liao Dynasty Guduo Form in the Historical Field
From the images and physical objects of the Liao Dynasty tomb murals,they can be divided into six types based on the changes in the head,elliptical,spherical,garlic shaped,melon shaped,thistle shaped,and polyhedral.Each type has a different proportion in each stage and has functions in various historical fields such as military equipment,pun-ishment sticks,ceremonial guards,and guards.Tracing back to its origin,not all of them come from the evolution and ex-tension of certain objects or tools,It has a certain source due to different functions.At the same time,Guduo is a tool owned by Khitan people or a few Han people with Qidan life tendency,reflecting the Liao Dynasty's situation of"govern-ing by customs",identity symbol,cultural identity and ethnic integration.
Guduo of Liao DynastyClassification and FormOrigin and FunctionEthnic IdentityCultural Identity