Taymyr Peninsula

Information on The Tundra Nenets

Three decorated buttons carved from mammoth ivory and used on traditional Dolgan clothing. Central Siberia, Russia

Dolgan reindeer herders move their camp of baloks (huts on sled runners) during the winter. Taymyr. N Siberia. 2004

A Dolgan family of reindeer herders having a meal together inside their balok (a moveable hut built on sled runners). Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

Vladimir Chuprin, a Dolgan reindeer herder, holds his young son, Artiom, outside their camp on the tundra. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

Innikentiy Zharkov, a Dolgan herder, coils his lasso during a round up of reindeer on the tundra. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

Tanya Falkova, a 10 year old Nganasan girl, plays with a sled dog at a camp on the Kheta River. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

Saibore Moibe, a Nganasan elder, driving a dog sled on the frozen Kheta River. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

A pair of traditional Dolgan women's reindeer skin boots decorated with ornate bead work. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

A traditional Dolgan woman's hat with ornate beadwork and fur ruff. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

A Dolgan woman leads her draft reindeer while travelling across tundra during the winter. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

A Dolgan herder leads a draft reindeer he has just lassoed. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

A frozen waterfall in the Kotuy River Valley. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

Velodeya Turdalgin, a Nganasan man, wearing traditional dress. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

Dolgan reindeer herders move their camp of baloks (huts on sled runners) during the winter. Taymyr. N Siberia. 2004

Innokentiy Zharkov, a Dolgan reindeer herder, covered in frost while working with his reindeer during the winter. Taymyr, N.Siberia, Russia. 2004

Dolgan reindeer herders move their camp of baloks (huts on sled runners) during the winter. Taymyr. N Siberia. 2004

Dolgan reindeer herders move their camp of baloks (huts on sled runners) during the winter. Taymyr. N Siberia. 2004

Young Dolgan boys, wrapped up in furs, lie on a reindeer sled during a winter journey. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

Dolgan herders saw up the frozen carcass of a reindeer for food. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

With his dogs for company, a Dolgan reindeer herder sits outside while he sharpens his knife on a stone. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

Vladimir Chuprin, a Dolgan reindeer herder, dressed in traditional reindeer skin winter clothing. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

Dolgan reindeer herder, Vladimir Chuprin, points towards some reindeer in the distance. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

A Dolgan herder removes his lasso from a draft reindeer he has just caught during a round up on the tundra. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

Tanya Falkova, a 10 year old Nganasan girl, stands on a dog sled at a camp on the Kheta River. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

Nadiya Asyandu, a Nganasan woman, dressed in traditional reindeer skin clothing at a camp on the Kheta river. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

Nadiya Asyandu, a Nganasan woman, dressed in traditional clothing, standing by a dog team. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

A pair of traditional Dolgan women's reindeer skin boots decorated with ornate bead work. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

Two Nganasan men, Saibore Momde & Mereme Moibo (right) relaxing in a hut at a camp on the Kheta River. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

Svyato-Vedenskiy Russian Orthodox Church in Dudinka. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

Street scene in the centre of Dudinka. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

Warmly dressed people in the street, in the centre of Dudinka. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

Wooden Homes in the native Dolgan village of Popigai in Taymyr. Northern Siberia, Russia. 2004

Dolgan reindeer herders move their camp of baloks (huts on sled runners) during the winter. Taymyr. N Siberia. 2004