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Earring. Oroche

Title:

Earring

Ethnic groups:

Oroche

Territory:

river Amgu, Ussuri Krai

Date:

second half of the 19th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Rubrics:

Decorations/jewelry

Material:

Glass

Dimensions:

length 10.0; diameter 6.5

Number:

РЭМ 1870-81/3

Annotation:

Earrings were part of the dowry and were inherited by daughter from mother. For a holiday, women could wear 3-4 pairs of earrings. A jade disc of white or green color, which was considered a talisman and helped in fertility, coins and amulets: fox tusk, lynx claws, could also be attached to the bow or upper part of the ring of such earrings.

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