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A part of a bride's dowry, the basket contained
a sewing kit. The covering of cured reindeer hide is
decorated with embroidery, seed beads of different
colors, and dyes of mineral origin (ochre and sulphur).
The birch-bark lid is decorated on the edges with
black satin and blue cloth.
Evenk.
Wood, suede, seed beads, birch bark, cloth. Length 32.5 cm, width 24.5 cm, height 12 cm. Coll. No. 7319-12.
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