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Language: Ainu
Language: Ainu

Amulet

Pendants of this form were often amulets, whereby the pendant usually contained a bag of dried herbs, which were generally intended to keep away and evil in general. Narrow, long band with a square pendant made of a heavily darkened darkened brown fabric. The edge is wide and sewn down. In the centre a small square appliqué in the centre. This is embroidered in the centre with a turquoise appliqué and at the four corners with another turquoise-coloured and two reddish-brown small glass beads at each corner. beads.

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Data Provider
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Ainu
Object type
amulets
Dimensions
665 x 80 x 5 mm
Material/Technique
Cotton fibre; glass bead; putty, vegetable; colourant
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 25305
Other number(s)
RJM 1910/05 (Convolute number)

Provenance and sources

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