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Smoother. Golds; Nanais

Title:

Smoother

Ethnic groups:

Golds; Nanais

Territory:

river Ussuri, Primorsky Oblast, Ussuri Krai, Fuji Village

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

length 27.5

Number:

РЭМ 1871-58/1

Annotation:

Carved from wood. A small, slightly bent stick with a completely flat surface on the bent part. The end of the handle is decorated with carving. Such smoothers were used in weaving mats and making clothes for smoothing the seams.

Albums:
“... You can rely on me”: Vladimir Arseniev’s collections in the Russian Museum of Ethnography
Rus:
Гладилка. Гольды (нанайцы); нанайцы