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Otter’s heart, a cult object. Oroche

Title:

Otter’s heart, a cult object

Ethnic groups:

Oroche

Territory:

river Kusun, Ussuri Krai

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

length 11.0

Number:

РЭМ 1870-52

Annotation:

Myaenki myauva, a curing cult object. A tree’s beard with shavings wrapped in bark symbolized an otter’s heart. It served as an amulet against cough.