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Icon of Basil the Martyr, a pendant to a shaman’s costume. Evenki

Title:

Icon of Basil the Martyr, a pendant to a shaman’s costume.

Ethnic groups:

Evenki

Territory:

East Siberia, Turukhansk Krai, Yenisei province

Date:

кон. XIX в. – нач. XX в.

Collectors-person:
Voronov P.T.
Material:

Metal

Number:

РЭМ 4871-239

Annotation:

It is a mascoid of polygonal convex metal plate with a through hole in the upper part (for suspending on the shaman’s clothes). The face oval, eyes, nose, and mouth are outlined by coining. Under the influence of syncretism, the mascoid was considered as a kind of icon probably depicting “Saint Basil the Martyr of Mangazeya,” venerated in Turukhan Land since the 19th century as the patron of hunting and fur farming. According to the collector, the icon of Basil the Martyr depicted an ancestor of the shaman. Abstract by V.V. Gorbacheva

Albums:
Arctic. Ancient bronze. Smithcraft
Rus:
Икона «Василий мученик» - подвеска к костюму шамана. Эвенки