Chapter 28 Part III Supplements of Grassland Shaman Culture-4

According to Haher, the Ewenki people distinguish the shaman level according to the number of branches of the antlers, and the highest is 9 forks.Deer rarely have 9 prongs, so at most 8.There are deer patterns on the shaman clothes, sewn on the cape, and the sun and the moon. According to Dai Fuxiang, there are bronze mirrors on Huobatai's shaman clothes, two pigeons on his shoulders, (38) cuckoos on the antlers, tigers, wild goats, and chickens embroidered with gold and silver threads. There are shells on the chest and shoulders.The shaman has two single-sided drums, one of which is used by the two gods.According to legend, whenever someone comes to invite a shaman, the drums and bells will ring by themselves.After the patient recovers from illness, he often gives horses or clothes to the shaman.During the sacrifice, the shaman beat the drum, and when he heard the sound of the drum, he could guess what kind of god it was and what happened.Shenyi is a valuable thing, made of leather, mostly buckskin, but also cowhide.If the shaman's house is the main house, it is placed in the north, the shaman's hat is placed in a birch bark box, and the clothes and drums are placed in a leather bag.The Omi god of the Ewenki nationality, it is a bird's nest made of thin wood like a small box, with a line in the nest bag, (39) there are knives, bows and arrows, Galaha, rocking carts, and rosary beads , the things on the line are sacrificial.The rope in the nest bag is called Uchi.

According to Bu Lingli from the Ancient Books Office of the League Civil Affairs Commission, Niu La wears a six-pronged hat.There is a sign symbolizing the rainbow on the clothing of Niula shamans. It is a bridge for the gods to descend to the world, and all kinds of gods' devices are hung on the rainbow.The swan god on her shaman suit represents the vast sky, the cuckoo bird represents the vast forest, the two black birds are the vehicles of the shaman's soul, the wild duck god represents the nine fairies, the chug represents the dance of the shaman god, and the school of fish represents For reproduction and development, the antlers represent the shaman power, and the Tila bird represents the melodious shaman music.The bronze mirror conveys the news of the gods, the hat stand represents the head, and the hat tassel represents the hair.On the back of her robe are symbols of human organs, such as shoulder joints, humerus, elbow joints, navel, etc.The sun on her shaman suit represents the mother and the moon represents the father.In addition, there are Venus, Thor, Electric God and so on.

He Xiuzhi said: My grandfather and cousin both have beautiful shaman clothes. There are horns on the shaman hat, which represent the horns of a dragon, and a bronze eagle, which represents the power of gods. Cloth eagles, they can convey the message of the gods.