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Unknown geography
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Federal region today
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Date-
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Source of information
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Type of sourceArticle “Khanty Patterns: The Living Tradition”
Author(s) E. N. Vasilyeva
Description
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Rather modern and thus more complex patterns of the Khanty people. Each figure has a space in its centre filled with symbols. This is a so-called ‘receptacle for the soul,’ which indicates that the bear portrayed is alive.
The ornaments’ shape is reminiscent of a bear’s hide. In the past, the Khanty would preserve such hides and regard them as ‘spirits.’