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Women’s robe. Nanais

Title:

Women’s robe

Ethnic groups:

Nanais

Territory:

river Anyui, village Takhsale

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Rubrics:

Costume

Material:

Leather (fish); paint

Dimensions:

length 104.0; length of hem 233.0

Number:

РЭМ 1871-20

Annotation:

The women’s robe “amiri” is made from keta salmon skin, kimono style. The back and collar are decorated with a fish skin appliqué painted blue, with an ornament of stylized images of tiger’s head, birds, and snakes. According to the collector, the robe was owned by a middle-aged woman wand was called ututsun (utesoo), which is the Nanai for “without decorations on the back”.

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