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Gater. Nanais

Title:

Gater

Ethnic groups:

Nanais

Territory:

river Anyui, Ussuri Krai, village Dulyalya

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Material:

Paint, tendinous cord

Dimensions:

length 65.7; width max 26.0; width min 19.5

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Number:

РЭМ 1871-25/1

Annotation:

The gaters are made from keta salmon skin, with the top and bottom edge decorated with curvilinear ornament stripes painted in multicolor dyes. At the top, loops are sewn on for passing the strings, with which the gaters were tied to the special belt “teli” or to “pelvis covers.” The gaters were worn with low footwear.

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

Costume

Rus:
Наголенник. Нанайцы