Moolyu bucket

Golds; Nanais

Ussuri Krai, river Ussuri

late 19th - early 20th century

Wood; wood (birch bark); paint

length 22.0; width 18.0

РЭМ 1871-10

Irregular quadrangle, sewn from one piece of birch bark. The top edge is reinforced with a thin strip of dyed birch bark sewed on with osier roots. Birch bark is one of the most widespread materials for making domestic utensils. It was harvested and processed mostly by men, while it was women who made articles.