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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

Collectors-person:
Material:

Leather: natural leather: suede: skin suede (Siberian musk deer); wood; cloth: calico; threads: animal: wool; threads: plant fiber: cotton; cloth: cotton; paint; fur: natural: hide (brown bear); metal: iron; leather: natural leather

Dimensions:

length 25.0; width 17.0; height total 46.0

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.