Anthropomorphic image
Nanais
river Anyui, Ussuri Krai
late 19th - early 20th century
Wood
height 10.0; width 3.0
РЭМ 1871-2
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.
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