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Pykh pykh - the float. Chukchee

Title:

Pykh pykh - the float

Ethnic groups:

Chukchee

Territory:

Magadan Oblast, Chukotka National District, Chukotka district, village

Date:

1960s

Collectors-person:

Material:

Fur: natural: hide (larga seal)

Number:

РЭМ 8023-48

Annotation:

The float playing an important role in sea hunting is made of a ringed seal skin removed from the body as one piece without the head. The skin reversed with fur inside was inflated, stripped of tendons, meat, and fat, and then dried as inflated. After than, the skin was turned over fur outside, inflated again, tied the opening up with a belt, and stored in such state. Abstract by V.V. Gorbacheva

Albums:
Arctic. Hunting and fishing
Rus:
«Пых-пых» – поплавок. Чукчи