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Negative:: Summer chum. Nenets: forest Nenets

Title:

Negative:: Summer chum

Ethnic groups:

Nenets: forest Nenets

Territory:

Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region, Purovsky district, camp

Date:

2003

Material:

Photofilm

Dimensions:

2,4 x 3,6

Collectors-person:
Karapetova Irina
Number:

РЭМ 12171-41

Photographer:
Karapetova Irina
Annotation:

In the past, summer covers for a dwelling place were made of sheets of birch bark, which was stocked up in summer. The birch bark was boiled for one day in advance to make it elastic and strong, then folded in two or three layers and sewn together to make large sheets. Up to five birch bark sheets were needed for on chum. Currently, deer herdsmen use tarpaulin covers in summer camping grounds. Abstract by I.A. Karapetova