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Shaman's drum. Evenki

Title:

Shaman's drum

Ethnic groups:

Evenki

Territory:

Russian Empire, Yenisei province, Yenisei district

Date:

late 19th - early 20th centuries

Collectors-person:
Material:

Leather (reindeer); paint; wood; metal: iron

Dimensions:

height 73.0; width 53.0;

Number:

РЭМ 5589-41

Annotation:

It served the shaman as a means of transportation through the Worlds of the Universe during the ritual. Two crosses on the tambourine are symbols of the four cardinal points, elongated chains - signs of a barrier and a transition between the common and the sacred worlds. The iron hoops inside the tambourine symbolize the "gathering place" of the spirits - the assistants to a shaman.