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Evenki traditions.
Drums, regalia and relations with the surrounding world.
PEOPLE & CONTEXT
A place, a name,
a living history.
Evenki material records include drum beaters, headdresses and regalia associated with ritual specialists. The Russian Museum of Ethnography documents particular objects from the Yenisei region. These records offer a situated introduction to Evenki traditions within the wider diversity of Siberia.
A WAY TO STUDY
Begin with the source.
Begin with one object and its recorded place, date and collector. Separate its physical description from the museum's account of its meaning, and seek Evenki accounts when extending the record.