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Pack of shavings in lieu of a rag. Udege

Title:

Pack of shavings in lieu of a rag

Ethnic groups:

Udege

Territory:

river, Ussuri Krai

Date:

early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

length 24.0

Number:

РЭМ 1870-73

Annotation:

Sit, a pack of soft thin shavings in lieu of a rag. Usually, shavings were collected by women in large quantities and stored in large bags of fish skin. They were used for household purposes and for personal hygiene.

Albums:
“... You can rely on me”: Vladimir Arseniev’s collections in the Russian Museum of Ethnography
Rus:
Пачка стружек, заменяющая тряпку. Удэгейцы