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Arrow. Ude

Title:

Arrow

Ethnic groups:

Ude

Territory:

river Kusun, Ussuri Krai

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Material:

Wood; animal derived materials: tendons; animal derived materials: feather

Dimensions:

length 59.0

Number:

РЭМ 1870-104/1

Annotation:

Wooden, with a blunt thick head having four facets on a round end. There is a sinew winding and remnants of three-part fletching near the heel. Ayami, or archery, was a traditional mass game. All grown-up population took part in shooting arrows. Considered in the summing up were the range, accuracy, and flight force of the arrow, which had to hit the target.

Albums:
“... You can rely on me”: Vladimir Arseniev’s collections in the Russian Museum of Ethnography
Rus:
Стрела. Уде (удэгейцы)