Box with a lid
Oroche
Ussuri Krai, village Khutu-Data
late 19th - early 20th century
storage
Wood (birch bark); threads: plant fiber: cotton; paint
length 17.0; length of lid 18.0
РЭМ 1870-14
Rectangular birch bark box with a lid; the lid has an embossed ornament painted red and blue on its surface. In the middle of the pattern is a rosette with four spirals, with bear’s heads shown on the sides. They symbolized an amulet against evil spirits. The box was used for carrying sundry little things.
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