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Uilta (Oroks)

Ethnic groups:

Uilta (Oroks)

Territory:

Island Sakhalin

Date:

early 20th century

Dimensions:

length 31.0

Number:

РЭМ 8762-18201

Collectors:

Museum of the Peoples of the USSR

Annotation:

The central part of the ornament depicts an anthropomorphic figure with an eagle owl's head made of white deer fur on a brown background. The eagle owl was the family patron in the Uilta beliefs.

Rubrics:

Costume, headdress