Objects
Reindeer herd, sculpture. Chukchee
Reindeer herd, sculpture. Chukchee
Title
Reindeer herd, sculpture
Ethnic groups
Chukchee
Territory
Chukotka Autonomous Region
Date
Collectors-person
Tishkov Valeri A.
Authors
Kililoi Nikolai
Rubrics
Decorations/jewelry, bone carving
Material
Animal derived materials: tooth: tusk (walrus); fibers: animal: barb
Dimensions
length 26.5; width max 6.2
Number
РЭМ 13153-45
Annotation
This multi-figure sculpture composition of walrus tusk shows a man traveling on a reindeer team of two riding deer. The figurine of a deer herdsman wearing traditional fur clothes is fixed on the central part of a riding arched-stanchion sled. The driver handles the deer using a prod. The deer and sled are fixed on a rectangular stand, on whose sides is a color engraved narrative drawing ‘Riding a Reindeer Team.’ Created by Nikolai Kililoi, Member of the USSR Union of Artists, in 1966. Abstract by V.V. Gorbacheva