Mangi - image of deity, ancestor of a shaman, with attributes
Udege
East Siberia, Primorsky Oblast
late 19th - early 20th centuries
Wood; fur: natural: hide (brown bear); fur: natural: hide; metal; glass: colored glass; paint; cloth
height 70.0; length 36.6
РЭМ 6807-25
An anthropomorphic figurine in a shamanic costume, with anthropomorphic masks carved on the legs. A symbol of the sacred power of the shaman. The shaman's ancestor had an assistant - a tiger, which was considered a symbol of his twin spirit. A shaman kept the image of the ancestor in a pile house in a sacred place.
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