The Hunter's Vigil – Irad Wiki

A bronze statue of a kneeling man in a fur hat and sheepskin coat with a golden eagle beside him, on a tall grey granite plinth among dark conifers and yellow autumn trees, with a woman walking past and an apartment block behind — The Hunter's Vigil at the entrance to the central park, Talas

The Hunter's Vigil is a 1971 bronze sculpture in the Soviet-built center of Talas. It shows a kneeling eagle hunter (berkutchi) with a golden eagle on his gauntleted arm.^[1]

The statue, about four meters high on a granite plinth, stands at the entrance to the central city park. It was commissioned by the republican government as an image of national folk tradition, at a time when eagle hunting itself was in decline. Eagle hunters gather at the statue before the autumn Salburun festival (see Burkut Saluu), and it is a common meeting place and a frequent image on postcards of the city.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Talas State University Press (2013). Monuments of Talas: A Guide, pp. 21–24.
^ Talas Herald (2021). 'Fifty years of the Hunter's Vigil.' Talas.