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A bunch of sable noses and lips. Udege

Title:

A bunch of sable noses and lips

Ethnic groups:

Udege

Territory:

river Samarga, Primorsky Oblast, Ussuri Krai, Kurnau Village

Date:

early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Material:

Fur: natural: hide (sable); threads: tendinous cord (rope)

Dimensions:

length 28.0

Number:

РЭМ 1870-60

Annotation:

Sable's and other fur animals's noses and lips were were cut off by hunters and fastened on a thin tendon rope. Such bundles were carefully kept, never sold or exchaned. It was believed that the violation of this prohibition would lead to the loss of luck in hunt. Abstract by V.V. Gorbacheva

Albums:
“... You can rely on me”: Vladimir Arseniev’s collections in the Russian Museum of Ethnography
Rus:
Связка соболинных носов и губ. Удэгейцы