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Armlet. Oroche

Title:

Armlet

Ethnic groups:

Oroche

Territory:

Ussuri Krai

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Material:

Cloth: cotton; threads: silk

Dimensions:

length 50.0; width 12.0

Number:

РЭМ 8762-18303/2

Collectors:

Museum of the Peoples of the USSR

Annotation:

The armband was part of men’s festive clothing. The image of a bear's head on it was considered a talisman against evil spirits. Armbands of this type were sometimes worn by men during bear hunting as well as a talisman. The cult of the bear-ancestor was widespread among the Orochs and other peoples of the Amur-Sakhalin region. Abstract by Tatiana Sem

Albums:
“... You can rely on me”: Vladimir Arseniev’s collections in the Russian Museum of Ethnography
Rubrics:

Costume

Rus:
Нарукавник. Орочи