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Women’s robe. Nanais

Title:

Women’s robe

Ethnic groups:

Nanais

Territory:

river Anyui, Ussuri Krai, Kotoba Village

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Rubrics:

Costume

Material:

Leather (fish); paint

Dimensions:

length 95.0; width 63.0; length of sleeves 44.0

Number:

РЭМ 1871-21

Annotation:

The women’s robe “amiri” is made from keta salmon skin, kimono style. The collar, shoulders, sleeve cuffs, edge of the left-hand flap and hem are decorated with strips with a curvilinear ornament applied in blue and black paint. Such robes, ututsun (utesoo) (Nanai “without decorations on the back”), were worn by middle-aged women.

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