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Gnat repeller. Yakuts

Title:

Gnat repeller.

Ethnic groups:

Yakuts

Territory:

Yakut Okrug

Date:

конец XIX - начало ХХ вв.

Collectors-person:
Pekarski Eduard K.
Collectors:

Engineer V.E. Petrov's Nelkan-Ayan expedition

Material:

Wood; leather: natural leather: suede: skin suede (reindeer); metal; fibers: animal: horse hair

Number:

РЭМ 825-12

Annotation:

Made of black horse tail hair, with a copper handle. The gnat repeller not only was used to drive gnats off, but also had a ritual purpose. It was believed to have magic power, protecting human and cattle’s well-being from evil spirits. The gnat repeller was used to brush away for sacral purification during the Yssyakh kumiss feast, wedding and maternity ceremonies, and other important events. Abstract by M.V. Fedorova

Albums:
Arctic. Arctic horse-breeding
Rus:
Комаромахалка. Якуты