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North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, 77-year old Marie Terentéva, wears a reindeer-skin lined malitsa robe to keep her warm as she waits to herd reindeer into the pen. She is one of the matriarchs of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan.
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- © Gordon Wiltsie
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- Keywords
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Archangel, Arctic Circle, Arkhangel'sk, Arkhangelsk, Asia, HERDING, Komi, Komi culture, People + Culture, Polar Regions, Province, Rangifer tarandus, Russia, animals, arctic, cold, fur clothing, herders, hoods, malitsa, nomadism, nomads, oblast, portraits, reindeer, reindeer herding, robes, ropes, snow, struggle, survival, traditional clothing, tundra, walking stick, work, world cultures
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- Russia - Komi reindeer herders, RUe, World Cultures, Komi Reindeer Herders
