ART on view 68 FIG. 8 (right): Rectangular box with cover. Nivkh, fareastern Siberia, Russian Federation. Birch bark. Musée du Quai Branly, Paris. © MQB. Photo: Claude Germain. Birch-bark box with stamped incised scrollwork decoration on the lid. The labyrinthine pattern includes broad bands that form the structure of a cross-like pattern, in which a small asymmetry wards off misfortune. FIG. 10 (below): Covered box. Nanai, Khabarovsk region, far-eastern Siberia, Russian Federation. Second half of the 19th century. Birch bark. Musée du Quai Branly, Paris. Restoration made possible through the support of Vacheron Constantin. © MQB. Photo: Claude Germain. Box fashioned from bark decorated in black and white topped by a patinated cover. The painted motifs represent opposed waterfowl fl oating on waves. FIG. 11 (below): Belt buckle. Nivkh, Amur River basin, far-eastern Siberia, Russian Federation. Second half of the 19th century. Reindeer horn, soot. Musée du Quai Branly, Paris. © MQB. Photo: Claude Germain. Man’s belt buckle with a protective motif of twisted tracery intended to protect the hunter while traversing the forest. The engraved pattern is darkened with soot. FIG. 7 (right): Ritual spoon. Ainu, Sakhalin Island, fareastern Siberia, Russian Federation, or Hokkaido, northern Japan. Late 19th or early 20th century. Wood. Musée du Quai Branly, Paris. © MQB. Photo: Claude Germain. This spoon was associated with the ritual vessels created for the bear festival. The handle has stylized bears and an interlaced ribbon motif that represents the impediments along the ritual procession required to give offerings. FIG. 9 (below): Polychrome container. Nanai, Amur River basin, far-eastern Siberia, Russian Federation. Second half of the 19th century. Birch bark. Musée du Quai Branly, Paris. Restoration made possible through the support of Vacheron Constantin. © MQB. Photo: Claude Germain. A bark container to store household objects, this object is decorated with protective polychrome motifs that are different on each face. The checkerboard register below another of scales on the upper part of the container delineate and spiritually seal the top of the container.
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