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Anthropomorphic image. Nanais

Title:

Anthropomorphic image

Ethnic groups:

Nanais

Territory:

river Ussuri, Ussuri Krai, village Fudzin

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

height 14.0; width 6.6

Number:

РЭМ 1871-40

Annotation:

Dzulen, a shamanic cult object. It is an anthropomorphic wooden figurine, half-length, with short arms, and with an opening gouged inside for fitting onto a stick. Made by the shaman for himself, to be installed near the shaman’s house.

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