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Sevokhi, a cult object. Oroche

Title:

Sevokhi, a cult object

Ethnic groups:

Oroche

Territory:

river Kusun, Ussuri Krai

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Material:

Wood; paint

Dimensions:

height 24.0

Number:

РЭМ 1870-44

Annotation:

Sevokhi amnyakhu, a shamanic cult object carved from wood, anthropomorphic, with a bear's head, straddled legs slightly bent at the knees, and arms (paws) carved in relief. In the front part of the body is a through hole for fitting on a pole. Usually it was installed at the shaman’s dwelling place or at the shaman’s place of prayer.

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