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The "pet" reindeer are raised in the chum. After they become too big to be inside they still prefer the company inside...
A is a temporary dwelling used by the Yamal-Nenets and Khanty reindeer herders of northwestern Siberia. Some chums can be up to thirty feet (ten meters) in diameter.
The traditional chum consists of reindeer hides sewn together and wrapped around wooden poles that are organized in a circle. In the middle there is a fireplace used for heating and to keep the mosquitoes away. The smoke escapes through a hole on top of the chum. The canvas and wooden poles were usually quite heavy, but could be transported by using their reindeer.
Visitors in the Nenets camp.
A is a temporary dwelling used by the Yamal-Nenets and Khanty reindeer herders of northwestern Siberia. Some chums can be up to thirty feet (ten meters) in diameter.
The traditional chum consists of reindeer hides sewn together and wrapped around wooden poles that are organized in a circle. In the middle there is a fireplace used for heating and to keep the mosquitoes away. The smoke escapes through a hole on top of the chum. The canvas and wooden poles were usually quite heavy, but could be transported by using their reindeer.
The "pet" reindeer are raised in the chum. After they become too big to be inside they still prefer the company inside...
A is a temporary dwelling used by the Yamal-Nenets and Khanty reindeer herders of northwestern Siberia. Some chums can be up to thirty feet (ten meters) in diameter.
The traditional chum consists of reindeer hides sewn together and wrapped around wooden poles that are organized in a circle. In the middle there is a fireplace used for heating and to keep the mosquitoes away. The smoke escapes through a hole on top of the chum. The canvas and wooden poles were usually quite heavy, but could be transported by using their reindeer.
Visitors in the Nenets camp.
The "pet" reindeer are raised in the chum. After they become too big to be inside they still prefer the company inside...
A is a temporary dwelling used by the Yamal-Nenets and Khanty reindeer herders of northwestern Siberia. Some chums can be up to thirty feet (ten meters) in diameter.
The traditional chum consists of reindeer hides sewn together and wrapped around wooden poles that are organized in a circle. In the middle there is a fireplace used for heating and to keep the mosquitoes away. The smoke escapes through a hole on top of the chum. The canvas and wooden poles were usually quite heavy, but could be transported by using their reindeer.
Visitors in the Nenets camp.
A is a temporary dwelling used by the Yamal-Nenets and Khanty reindeer herders of northwestern Siberia. Some chums can be up to thirty feet (ten meters) in diameter.
The traditional chum consists of reindeer hides sewn together and wrapped around wooden poles that are organized in a circle. In the middle there is a fireplace used for heating and to keep the mosquitoes away. The smoke escapes through a hole on top of the chum. The canvas and wooden poles were usually quite heavy, but could be transported by using their reindeer.
The "pet" reindeer are raised in the chum. After they become too big to be inside they still prefer the company inside...
A is a temporary dwelling used by the Yamal-Nenets and Khanty reindeer herders of northwestern Siberia. Some chums can be up to thirty feet (ten meters) in diameter.
The traditional chum consists of reindeer hides sewn together and wrapped around wooden poles that are organized in a circle. In the middle there is a fireplace used for heating and to keep the mosquitoes away. The smoke escapes through a hole on top of the chum. The canvas and wooden poles were usually quite heavy, but could be transported by using their reindeer.
Visitors in the Nenets camp.