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Gong. Chinese

Title:

Gong

Ethnic groups:

Chinese

Territory:

river, Sikhote-Alin ridge, Primorsky Oblast, Ussuri Krai

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors:

Museum of the Peoples of the USSR

Material:

Metal: iron

Dimensions:

diameter 16.0; height 8.0

Number:

РЭМ 8761-11157

Annotation:

Shaped as an inverted round metal bowl with three round slit openings. On river crossings and ridge passes the Chinese set up small joss houses, built from stones or wood. They placed inside plaques pasted with paper, and pieces of paper with inscriptions. By ringing the “oozoo” gong, a man drew the gods’ attention to his plea for successful hunting or ginseng harvesting.

Albums:
“... You can rely on me”: Vladimir Arseniev’s collections in the Russian Museum of Ethnography
Rus:
Гонг. Китайцы