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Floor mat. Oroche

Title:

Floor mat

Ethnic groups:

Oroche

Territory:

river Hungari, Ussuri Krai, Yulu-Datani Village

Date:

early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

length 265.0; width 47.0

Number:

РЭМ 1870-61

Annotation:

The rectangular floor mat is made of two layers of birch bark stitched with nettle threads. A decorative birch bark strip is sewn to two edges, with a traditional slit ornament painted with red and black dye. Birch bark was one of the essential materials for making domestic implements. Decorated birch bark strips not only had practical purposes but also served as household decoration.

Albums:
“... You can rely on me”: Vladimir Arseniev’s collections in the Russian Museum of Ethnography
Rus:
Подстилка на пол. Орочи