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Collar for deer’s neck (nöshkala). Komi

Title:

Collar for deer’s neck (nöshkala).

Ethnic groups:

Komi

Territory:

Murmansk Oblast, Lovozero district, village Krasnoschelye

Date:

1930s

Collectors-person:
Material:

Wood: juniper

Number:

РЭМ 13170-1

Annotation:

Made from a piece of planed juniper trunk bent archwise to form a loop. Carved on the broader end of the nöshkala are the owner’s initials, Т.И.И. for Terentiev, Ignato Ivanovich. Such a collar (nöshkala) was put on riding deer’s neck: when the sled was unharnessed, the deer was tethered by the collar. Riding deer with this collar were also turned to free pasture. Abstract by A.A. Chuvyurov

Albums:
Arctic. Nomadic life rhythms
Rus:
Ошейник на шею оленю (нöшкала). Коми : ижемцы