Pitt Rivers Museum
Crafted by Galina Veretnova, the Evenki Oval Amulet is handcrafted with Czech glass beads and a reindeer hide backing. This traditional amulet from Evenki shamanic traditions is believed to safeguard the wearer's spiritual health.
This necklace is a unique, handmade piece.
Galina Veretnova is an Evenki culture carrier (носительница культуры - a special status for Evenki artists and elders who are deemed suitable for transmitting old dances and songs to others by their communities) from Strelka-Chunya in Evenkia. She is a traditional singer and dancer who also leads a contemporary performance practice and works with the Tura Museum. She seeks to raise awareness of Evenki language and culture through her art practice.
She completed an artist residency at the Pitt Rivers Museum in October 2022.
Working with artists, anthropologists and the Evenki community, this multi-year project engages with items held in the museum that were collected from Evenkia by Maria Czaplicka in 1910s.
Materials: Czech glass beads & reindeer hide. Nickel free.
Dimensions: 35 x 7cm
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