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Hunter’s mascot. Selkup

Title:

Hunter’s mascot.

Ethnic groups:

Selkup

Territory:

Yenisei province, Turukhansk Krai

Date:

кон. XIX в.

Collectors-person:
Ostrovskih Petr Ye.
Material:

Metal

Number:

РЭМ 1273-89

Annotation:

A narrow arched metal plate with tines at the ends and in the center symbolizing deer’s antler. The mascot owned by Kuzma Kasamin was made for him by his deceased uncle, a shaman, for good luck in wild deer hunting. Going hunting, the owner sewed the mascot to the right shoulder. Abstract by V.V. Gorbacheva

Albums:
Arctic. Ancient bronze. Smithcraft
Rus:
Талисман охотника. Селькупы