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Sevokhi kuty mafa image. Oroche

Title:

Sevokhi kuty mafa image

Ethnic groups:

Oroche

Territory:

river Koppi, Ussuri Krai, village Tepty Datani

Date:

late 19th - early 20th centuries

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Material:

Wood; paint

Dimensions:

length 55.0; width 9.5; height 11.5

Number:

РЭМ 1870-48

Annotation:

Sevokhi kuty mafa is a hunting cult object, a wooden image of a tiger on four paws, used for lucky hunting. A hole is provided across the body, through which a stick is shoved, and the idol is secured in suspension between two trees.

Albums:
“... You can rely on me”: Vladimir Arseniev’s collections in the Russian Museum of Ethnography
Rus:
Изображение «Севохи» «куты – мафа». Орочи