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Footwear. Udege

Title:

Footwear

Ethnic groups:

Udege

Territory:

river Hungari, Ussuri Krai

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Material:

Cotton, velvet, silk

Dimensions:

height 72.0

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Number:

РЭМ 1870-93/1

Annotation:

Men’s high mukluks, with a boot top of soft deer skin. Black, red, and orange strips are sewn on top, covered with embroidery (bear’s head ornament). The bear image served as amulet against evil spirits. Used as everyday footwear.

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

Costume

Rus:
Обувь. Удэгейцы