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Bedding in the cradle of a child - a child's amulet. Udege

Title:

Bedding in the cradle of a child - a child's amulet

Ethnic groups:

Udege

Territory:

river Samarga, Ussuri Krai, village Muhtuhu on Samarga river

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Material:

Wood; cloth

Dimensions:

length 38.0; length of stick 40.5; width 11.0

Number:

РЭМ 1870-51

Annotation:

"Sevokhi sokto" - bedding in the cradle of a child, consisting of 14 interconnected willow sticks, ending with the image of men heads - spirits of amulets and shreds of colored fabric of red, blue and yellow. It was used as a child's amulet, protected from the death of a child. Abstract by T.Yu. Sem

Albums:
“... You can rely on me”: Vladimir Arseniev’s collections in the Russian Museum of Ethnography
Rus:
Подстилка в колыбель ребенка - детский оберег. Удэгейцы