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Anthropomorphic image. Nanais

Title:

Anthropomorphic image

Ethnic groups:

Nanais

Territory:

river Amur, Ussuri Krai, village Kholkholi

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Material:

Wood (bark); wood (bast)

Dimensions:

height 16.5; width 3.5

Number:

РЭМ 1871-4

Annotation:

Sevuen Galgama or Kalgam, a curing cult object. An anthropomorphic wooden figure with a large pointed head, without arms. It was used for curing rheumatism and other diseases. Kalgama was an ancestor, and was most often used as a household patron ghost.

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