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Gater. Nanais

Title:

Gater

Ethnic groups:

Nanais

Territory:

river Anyui, Ussuri Krai

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Rubrics:

Costume

Material:

Leather (fish); leather (fish); leather (carp); paint

Dimensions:

length 65.0

Number:

РЭМ 1871-28/1

Annotation:

The gaters are made from catfish skin strips, and trimmed at the top with red and blue keta salmon strips, the lower edge is decorated with two strips of the same colors of carp skin, with a spiral foliage ornament. Strings are attached at the top for tying the gaters to the special “teli” belt or to “pelvis covers”.

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