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Women’s robe. Nanais

Title:

Women’s robe

Ethnic groups:

Nanais

Territory:

river Anyui, Ussuri Krai, village Obo-Khonkoni

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Rubrics:

Costume

Material:

Leather (fish, chum salmon); metal: copper; paint

Dimensions:

length 104.0; width 56.0; length of sleeves 47.0

Number:

РЭМ 1871-17

Annotation:

The women’s robe “amiri” is made from keta salmon skin, kimono style. The back is decorated with fish skin appliqué painted blue, with an ornament of stylized bear’s and birds’ images. Metal plaques are sewn to the hem in one row. In cold seasons, women put on several robes one over another; the number of robes also indicated the owner’s wealth.

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