14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
A female Nenet preparing hide early in the morning.
Both male and female Nenets wear hip-high reindeer skin boots consisting of an inner (Tobaki) and outer boot (Kisy). In this image, Nadia Serotetto is preparing hide for boots she'll sew using sinew as thread. Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 11.2015 |
Date Uploaded: | 12.2016 |
Photo Location: | Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
Copyright: | © Matthew McMahon |
Awards
Photo of the Day: 03.29.17 |
Editor's Pick |