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Bird’s image. Nanais

Title:

Bird’s image

Ethnic groups:

Nanais

Territory:

river Anyui, Ussuri Krai, village Dulyalya

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

length 9.5; width 3.0

Number:

РЭМ 1871-1

Annotation:

A cult object. Sevu norn, or kassa, is a small figurine of a night bird. Its back has two holes for suspending on a string or fitting on a pole. It was used by shamans in curing rituals.

Albums:
“... You can rely on me”: Vladimir Arseniev’s collections in the Russian Museum of Ethnography
Rus:
Изображение птицы. Нанайцы