Collector:

John T. Hitchcock  Search this

Donor Name:

Catharine McClellan  Search this

Culture:

Magar (?)  Search this

Object Type:

Ceremonial Object

Place:

Nepal, Asia

Accession Date:

14 Jun 2005

Collection Date:

1960 to 1969

Notes:

Flying Squirrel pelt. One fur pelt with handspun twine around neck.

A shaman named Sakrante is shown wearing the object for ceremonial use in film "Gurkha Country" (available at the Human Studies Film Archives, 2007.7.1) and "Himalayan Shaman of Northern Nepal" (2007.7.3) and in photo (National Anthropological Archives, Hitchcock Collection, Box 53 "Buji Khola Pictures" from 1967, and Box 80 Album D.) Reference to the object is found in Box 36 file "Siberia, Afghanistan, Bhuji valley Shamanism and Cuture" (chapter 2, "Bhujel Shamanism" Page 5) Associated with Shaman's belt (catalog number E433310)

Record Last Modified:

27 Apr 2017

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

2032229

USNM Number:

E433303-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3aed30cc5-8df6-4e0d-9361-53c5d6ea1f7f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_11623254