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Anthropomorphic image. Nanais

Title:

Anthropomorphic image

Ethnic groups:

Nanais

Territory:

river Anyui, Ussuri Krai

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

height 10.0; width 3.0

Number:

РЭМ 1871-2

Annotation:

Sevun Dzulen, a shamanic cult object. It is an anthropomorphic figurine, a cylindrical woodblock with a round head. Usually, Dzulen is an ancestor of the family or gens, serving as household patron. The shaman made this figurine for himself. The shaman used Dzulen at grand funeral receptions when traveling to the world of the dead; he carried the soul of the deceased there. Dzulen served as a guide to the next world and back.

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