Pike- cult object
Evenki; Evenki
East Siberia, Trans-Baikal Oblast, Nerchinsk Okrug
early 20th century
Wood
length 85.0
РЭМ 5093-170
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.
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