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Sevokhi, a cult object. Oroche

Title:

Sevokhi, a cult object

Ethnic groups:

Oroche

Territory:

river Tumnin, Ussuri Krai, village Akur-Data

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Material:

Herbaceous plants: plants; fibers: plant fiber (rope)

Dimensions:

length 14.0

Number:

РЭМ 1870-4

Annotation:

Sevokhi okto sololi is a cult object for hunting. Two small figurines made of grass and resembling a man are tightly intertwined, and each has one leg. The idols were used for lucky sable hunting.

Albums:
“... You can rely on me”: Vladimir Arseniev’s collections in the Russian Museum of Ethnography
Rus:
Предмет культа «севохи». Орочи