Gater

Nanais

Ussuri Krai, river Anyui, village Dulyalya

late 19th - early 20th century

Costume

Leather; paint; threads: animal: tendinous cord

length 65.7; width max 26.0; width min 19.5

РЭМ 1871-25/1

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.