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Shaman's costume: vest. Evenki

Title:

Shaman's costume: vest

Ethnic groups:

Evenki

Territory:

East Siberia, Yenisei province, Yenisei district

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Bliznyak Evgeni V.
Material:

Leather: natural leather: suede: skin suede (reindeer); fibers: animal: wool: reindeer hair under neck; cloth; fur: natural; fur: natural; fur: natural; metal: copper; glass (glass beads); paint; metal: iron

Dimensions:

lengths: 114.0 (back), 84.0 (front); length of sleeves 61.0

Number:

РЭМ 5589-36

Annotation:

The shaman's costume reflects traditional ideas about the worlds. Three crosses and three metal pendants on the back of the caftan symbolize the Upper, Middle and Lower Worlds of the Universe; anthropomorphic figures attached to each plate are images of ancestral spirits - patrons of the shaman; zoomorphic - spirits-helpers of the shaman. Stylized figurines of swans, attached to the shelves of the caftan, are the spirits assistants to a shaman.

Albums:
Sacral world of the Arctic
Rus:
Кафтан шамана. Эвенки