Shaman's Kit
2003-43-265
From: Siberia | Amur River
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 2003-43-265 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Orochi | Evenk | Nanai |
| Provenience | Siberia | Amur River |
| Culture Area | Siberia |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Birch Bark | Leather | Coins | Cotton | Ivory |
| Technique | Carved | Incised | Folded | Sewn |
| Description | Shaman's kit consisting of hide thong belt to which two sheaths and a pouch are attached with hide strips, all of folded birch bark; the sheaths have cotton cloth binding on the top, one side, and bottom; the pouch has a cover which slips down over it on hide strips, secured on top with three Chinese coins; a carved ivory amulet with incised cross hatching is fastened to one end of the belt. |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003 |
| Other Number | 1899.1.265 - Other Number | 74-1-157 - Other Number | 47 - Other Number |
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