Sacred Sled

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Religious artefacts from a Nenets sacred sled. They include old coins, from the Czar's era, fox skins, and women's head scarves from the family's daughters after they have had the first child. Tazovsky region, Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

A Nenets reindeer herder's sacred sled which contains all the family's idols and other sacred objects. A small model sled is lashed onto the top of it. Gyda, Tazovsky region, Yamal, Siberia, Russia

A Nenets reindeer herder's sacred sled which contains all the family's idols and other sacred objects. A small model sled is lashed onto the top of it. Gyda, Tazovsky region, Yamal, Siberia, Russia

A decorative iron figure of a reindeer (early 19th Century) lashed onto the sacred sled of Alexandre Serotetto's family. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

A minature sled on top of a Tundra Nenets sacred sled which is used to carry their idols. Gydan Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia. 2000

During a ritual, Hek, a Nenets elder, unpacks the idols from his sacred sled to feed them. Yamal, Siberia, Russia

During a ritual, Hek, a Nenets elder, unpacks the idols from his sacred sled to feed them. Yamal, Siberia, Russia

During a ritual, Hek, a Nenets elder, feeds the idols on his sacred sled. Yamal, Siberia, Russia

During a ritual, Hek, a Nenets elder, unpacks the idols from his sacred sled to feed them. Yamal, Siberia, Russia

A Tundra Nenets sacred sled which is used to carry their idols. Gydan Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia. 2000