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Sevokhi, a cult object. Oroche

Title:

Sevokhi, a cult object

Ethnic groups:

Oroche

Territory:

river Anyui, Ussuri Krai, village Tormasun

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Material:

Wood; cloth: cotton

Dimensions:

length 27.0

Number:

РЭМ 1870-54

Annotation:

Sevokhi dzaigda, a cult object. It consists of two debarked wooden sticks. The upper end symbolizes a human head, the other one is pointed for sticking in the ground; tied together with a red cloth rag. They were used as home protectors and hunting ghosts.

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