Foot cup "choron" · Siberia, Russian Federation, Republic of Sakha, Yakuts · ID: 3051821
Price
EUR 800
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Siberian Private Collection, JakutskRussian Private Collection, Moscow
Tischenko Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
Size
H: 16 cm
D: 11,5 cm
H: 6.3 inch
D: 4.5 inch
Description
wood, oiled surface,
“Choron” were used to store “koumiss”, fermented mare’s milk.
Comparing literature
Gorbatcheva, V., M. Federova, The Peoples of the Great North, Art and Civilisation of Siberia, New York 2000, p. 134, ill. 153