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Shaman's headdress. Evenki

Title:

Shaman's headdress

Ethnic groups:

Evenki

Territory:

East Siberia, Trans-Baikal Oblast, Nerchinsk Okrug

Date:

early 20th century

Material:

Iron, cotton textile, leather

Dimensions:

height 10.5; diameter 18.5

Collectors-person:
Golovachev Dmitri M.
Number:

РЭМ 1923-1

Annotation:

A shaman's iron crown, shaped like a headband with a cross and a depiction of deer antlers on top, symbolizing the deer, the shaman's patron spirit, granting the shaman magical powers and the ability to fly throughout the universe. Pieces of black and yellow fabric are tied to the antlers. The crown belonged to a deceased shaman of the highest ordination.

Rubrics:

Costume, headdress

Rus:
Головной убор шамана. Эвенки