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Figure of a female ancestor, early 19th century
Number
МАЭ № 536-2
Read moreTitle
Figure of a female ancestor
Read moreEthnicity
The Alutiiq
Read moreDate
early 19th century
Read moreExpedition
Russian circumnavigations and half round-the-world sea expeditions
Read moreCollectors-person
Material
wood, paint
Read moreDimensions
height 16 cm, width 8.7 cm, thickness 4.4 cm
Read moreAnnotation
Every girl had a figure of a female ancestor. It was believed that the spirit of her female ancestor, grandmother or great grandmother, lived within the figure and would protect the girl from evil spirits.
Read morePublications
Corpus
Ethnography of America
Read moreAlbums
Fan. 1803-1806
Hat-peak. 19th cent.
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