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Mugde - Image of shaman's ancestor. Evenki

Title:

Mugde - Image of shaman's ancestor

Ethnic groups:

Evenki

Territory:

East Siberia, Yenisei province

Date:

late 19th century

Material:

Wood, iron, copper, cotton, colored glass, natural, animal bone, reindeer hair under neck, natural

Dimensions:

diameter 20.0; height 29.5

Collectors-person:
Maslennikov I.A.
Number:

РЭМ 1757-10

Annotation:

It is made of a curved ring-shaped root (butt) of the “family tree” (larch), where the souls of the future shamans of the clan “grew”. The image of the shaman's ancestor was one of the first and main attributes of the shaman. According to the Evenks, Mugde determined the paths of the shaman, gave advice and songs.

Rus:
Изображение предка шамана «Мугдэ». Эвенки