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Box with a lid. Oroche

Title:

Box with a lid

Ethnic groups:

Oroche

Territory:

river Tumnin, Ussuri Krai, Soviet harbor, village Khutu-Data

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Rubrics:

storage

Material:

Wood (birch bark); threads: plant fiber: cotton; fibers: plant fiber; paint

Dimensions:

length 18.0; width 19.0

Number:

РЭМ 1870-16

Annotation:

Rectangular birch bark box with a lid; the lid has an embossed ornament painted red and blue on its surface. The lid’s ornament has a rosette of four spirals in the center, with bear’s heads shown on the sides. They symbolized an amulet against evil spirits. The box was used for carrying tobacco and sundries.

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