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Mask of a high-ranked shaman. Udege

Title:

Mask of a high-ranked shaman

Ethnic groups:

Udege

Territory:

river, Primorsky Oblast, Ussuri Krai

Date:

late 19th - early 20th centuries

Material:

Wood, calico, wool, cotton, cotton, paint, iron, natural leather

Dimensions:

length 25.0; width 17.0; height total 46.0

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Number:

РЭМ 1870-38

Annotation:

Images of a spider (a symbol of clairvoyance, shamanic power) and two frogs (a symbol of vitality) are carved on the frontal part of the mask. On the upper part of the headdress, attached to the mask, there are images of helper spirits (birds and reptiles). The shaman used the mask on the Undi festival - the festival of the renewal of nature and fertility, which also symbolized the renewal of shamanic attributes.

Albums:
“... You can rely on me”: Vladimir Arseniev’s collections in the Russian Museum of Ethnography
Links:
Video-story by Valentina Gorbacheva Basic Principle of V.K. Arseniev in the Acquisition of Ethnographic Objects
Rus:
Маска шамана высшего посвящения. Удэгейцы