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Plate. Nivkhs

Title:

Plate

Ethnic groups:

Nivkhs

Territory:

Amur estuary, camp Pronge

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

length 67.5; width 22.5

Collectors-person:
Vasiliev Viktor N.
Number:

РЭМ 4804-2

Ethnical annotation:

For sacrifices to sea spirits, paltes were made in the shape of animals - seals, fish or birds, so that the handles resembled the head and tail of the animal.

Albums:
Nivkhi and Uilta: the solidarity of people and nature
Rus:
Блюдо. Нивхи