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Pike- cult object. Evenki; Evenki

Title:

Pike- cult object

Ethnic groups:

Evenki; Evenki

Territory:

East Siberia, Trans-Baikal Oblast, Nerchinsk Okrug

Date:

early 20th century

Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

length 85.0

Collectors-person:
Number:

РЭМ 5093-170

Annotation:

A ritual shamanic wooden sculpture in the shape of a pike. It was installed inside a shaman's tent during a shamanic healing ritual. It depicted the spirit master of the Earth, through whom the shaman communicated with the spirits of the underworld.