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Out of respect to the spirit of a dead seal, a Chukchi boy, Vasa Pilanto, pours over it. Chukotka, Siberia. 2002
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Portrait of Yakov Vukutagin, a Chukchi hunter from Uelen. Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2004
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Two Chukchi boys walk along the snow covered shoreline at Dezhnovka in the autumn. Uelen, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2004
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The native community of Uelen is pounded by heavy seas during an autumn storm.Less sea ice in recent years has resulted in more storm damage to the buildings. Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2004
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Native whale bone carving. 'In Ice Captivity'(1978) by Sergei Nikitin. Uelen, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2002
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Yuri Ilkay, an elderly Chukchi, dressed in traditional winter clothes. Uelen, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2002
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Geora Eymetitin, a Chukchi hunter, rests on his sled during a dog sled trip. Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2002
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A wooden home on Uelen's only street after a winter storm. Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2002
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Wind carved patterns in the snow (sastrugi) near Cape Dezhnev in the autumn. Uelen, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2004
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A dog team about to leave a hunter's hut at Dezhnovka. Uelen, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2004
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Yakov Vukutagin, a Chukchi man from Uelen, hunts seals from the shoreline at Dezhnovka. Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2004
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The snow covered coast near Cape Dezhnev in autumn. Uelen, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2004
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Sasha, a young Chukchi man, leans out of the window of a hunter's hut at Dezhnovka. Uelen, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2004
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Third of a sequence of 7 images of a whaling story engraved on walrus ivory by Gallina Irgutegina. Uelen, Chukotka, Siberia. 2004
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A detail from an engraved walrus tooth depicting a native Chukchi festival. Uelen, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2004
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Ljuba Eynes, a well known native artist from Uelen, engraving a piece of walrus ivory. Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2004
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A walrus ivory carving of a pod of killer whales attacking a group of gray whales by Valeri Nypevgi of Uelen. Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2004
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A detail from a Chukchi legend engraved on walrus ivory by Emnrykayin of Uelen. Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2004
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Walrus ivory carving 'Landing in a Storm' (1985) by Gregori Tatro. Uelen, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2002
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Native walrus ivory carving 'Bear' (1989) by Sergei Nikitin. Uelen, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2002
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Native engraved walrus tusk 'Militia's Hill' (1982) by Lydia Teutina. Uelen, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2002
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Etovi, an elderly Chukchi man, in traditional winter clothing. Uelen, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2002
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Engraved walrus tusk 'Legend of the Giant Logolin' (1976) by Emkul. Uelen, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2002
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Engraved walrus tusk 'Legend of the Giant Logolin' (1976) by Emkul. Uelen, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2002
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Anastasia Pilanto, a Chukchi woman, butchers a ringed seal on her kitchen floor. Uelen, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2002
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The low winter sun shines on pressure ice near Cape Dezhnev. Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2002
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Geora Eymetitin, a Chukchi, drives his dog team by a pressure ridge near Cape Dezhnev.Chukotka, Siberia. 2002
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Geora Eymetitin, a Chukchi, drives his dog team by a pressure ridge near Cape Dezhnev.Chukotka, Siberia. 2002
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Elderly Chukchi carver, Ivan Seigutegin, in the doorway of his workshop in Uelen. Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2002
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