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Sevokhi, a cult object: Tiger’s image. Oroche

Title:

Sevokhi, a cult object: Tiger’s image

Ethnic groups:

Oroche

Territory:

river Kusun, Ussuri Krai

Date:

19th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Material:

Metal; wood

Dimensions:

length 9.6

Number:

РЭМ 1870-50

Annotation:

Sevokhi kuty mafa is a curing cult object. It is a small copper tiger’s figurine with a hole in the middle of the back. This sevokhi was used to cure general indisposition.

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