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A deity, master of bear, healing amulet. Uilta (Oroks)

Title:

A deity, master of bear, healing amulet

Ethnic groups:

Uilta (Oroks)

Territory:

Dagi Gulf, Island Sakhalin, village Dagi

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

height 18.0; length 16.0

Collectors-person:
Vasiliev Viktor N.
Number:

РЭМ 2079-15

Ethnical annotation:

The bear skin the character is wrapped in, as well as the bear's head, indicate his belonging to the mountain taiga element. The malicious nature of this character is indicated by features such as the asymmetry of his eyes (one higher than the other) and the combination of an animal head and an anthropomorphic torso. Feeding this idol can cure the illness.