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Kumalan, a rug on a deer saddle. Evenki

Title:

Kumalan, a rug on a deer saddle.

Ethnic groups:

Evenki

Territory:

Yakut Okrug

Date:

кон. XIX - нач. ХХ вв.

Collectors-person:
Pekarski Eduard K.
Collectors:

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

Material:

Fur: natural: hide (elk – Alces alces); cloth: cotton

Number:

РЭМ 971-25

Annotation:

Made of deer head hide. Such rugs were placed over a saddle to cover deer packs. The richer Evenki spread a kumalan between the sweat cloth and the packs. The rug could also be interlaid between the reindeer’s back and the saddle to protect the animal’s spine from damage. Abstract by M.V. Fedorova

Albums:
Arctic. Nomadic life rhythms
Rus:
Коврик на оленье седло «кумалан». Эвенки