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Komi Reindeer Herders 150 images Created 24 Sep 2021

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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a homemade pair of skis (with skins on the bottom) sits atop a nomadic Komi reindeer herder's sled.  These are often left loaded from one camp to the next.  In the background are chums (tepees).
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Vasily Vauchesky, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, bides time on a sled as he spends two weeks on the tundra, without a tent, watching the herd.
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  • As a Komi reindeer herding clan prepares to move, they strip a canvas cover off a chum, exposing the warm reindeer skin lining below.  Piece by piece, everything will be loaded onto reindeer-driven sleds and driven across the tundra north of the Arctic Circle in Russia.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, 77-year old Komi reindeer herder Marie Terentéva, a nomad,  disassembles spruce poles that hold up her chum, while others work on other chums.
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  • Reindeer antlers, which can be sold as Chinese medicine, are a valuable source of secondary income for the nomadic Komi reindeer herders who live north of the Arctic Circle in Russia.  These  are carefully preserved in the spring when animals drop their horns.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, the men in a nomadic reindeer herding clan called the Komi, wait to move to a new camp.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, writer Gretel Ehrlich laughs with Katerina ("Katya") Vaucheskaya, a member of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan, who is wearing a traditional malitsa robe as she loads her sled to migrate to another camp.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder displays his knife scabbard that hangs from a traditional decorated belt.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder displays his knife scabbard that hangs from a traditional decorated belt.  Behind him, a woman stands in a malitsa robe and reindeer skin mukluks.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, nomadic Komi reindeer herders grill reindeer meat on a stick over coals of an outdoor campfire.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder eats grilled reindeer meat as he waits for animals to arrive to pull his sled.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder eats grilled reindeer meat as his dog hopes for a bite.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, nomadic Komi reindeer herder Stass Pan‛kov jokes with his companions as he waits for the reindeer herd to arrive to pull his sleds.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, nomadic Komi reindeer herder Stass Pan‛kov rests on a stick as he waits for the reindeer herd to arrive to pull his sleds.
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  • Gretel Ehrlich, guide Andrei Volkov, Komi clan leader Vasily Terentev and other nomadic reindeer herders examine a map of where the group will be traveling while journalists are with their group.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, nomadic Komi reindeer herder Piotr Terentév awaits arrival of the reindeer to migrate to a new camp.  His clothing and goggles come from his time performing mandatory  Russian military service.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, nomadic Komi reindeer herders await arrival of the reindeer.  Their clothing and goggles come from time performing mandatory  Russian military service.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder displays his knife scabbard that hangs from a traditional decorated belt. The tooth is from a bear he killed.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a sled stacked with reindeer hides awaits harnessing to reindeer for ongoing migrations of the nomadic Komi clan.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a reindeer herding dog traveling with the Komi clan howls with other dogs in the group
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, members of the last nomadic Komi clan herd reindeer into a temporary pen where they can select animals to pull their sleds.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder holds up netting of temporary pen against crush of reindeer.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, 72-year old nomadic reindeer herder Marie Vaucheskaya, of the Komi clan, holds up a temporary pen.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, reindeer crush together in panic and climb atop each other in a temporary pen as nomadic Komi reindeer herders capture some of them to pull their sleds.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, reindeer crush together in panic and climb atop each other in a temporary pen as nomadic Komi reindeer herders capture some of them to pull their sleds.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, reindeer crush together in panic and climb atop each other in a temporary pen as nomadic Komi reindeer herders capture some of them to pull their sleds.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia,  nomadic Komi reindeer herders hold up netting of a temporary pen against a crush of animals.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder harnesses domesticated animals to his sled in order to move camp from one grazing area to the next. Behind him is a portable pen used to capture the animals.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder harnesses domesticated animals to his sled in order to move camp from one grazing area to the next.
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  • A reindeer caravan herded by the last nomadic Komi clan crosses vast frozen tundra north of the Arctic Circle, near Nizhnyaya Pesha, Russia.
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  • A reindeer caravan herded by the last nomadic Komi clan crosses vast frozen tundra north of the Arctic Circle, near Nizhnyaya Pesha, Russia.
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  • A reindeer caravan herded by the last nomadic Komi clan crosses vast frozen tundra north of the Arctic Circle, near Nizhnyaya Pesha, Russia.
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  • A reindeer caravan herded by the last nomadic Komi clan crosses vast frozen tundra north of the Arctic Circle, near Nizhnyaya Pesha, Russia.
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  • A reindeer caravan herded by the last nomadic Komi clan crosses vast frozen tundra north of the Arctic Circle, near Nizhnyaya Pesha, Russia. Driving this sled is Stass Pan'kov.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, men in the the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan slow down sleds to keep them from running over reindeer as they descend into a stream bed.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, men in the the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan slow down sleds to keep them from running over reindeer as they descend into a stream bed.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, men in the the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan slow down sleds to keep them from running over reindeer as they descend into a stream bed.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, men in the the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan slow down sleds to keep them from running over reindeer as they descend into a stream bed.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Piotr Terentev, of the the last nomadic Komi reindeer herder, slows down a sled to keep it from running over reindeer as their caravan descends into a stream bed.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, 70+ year old Rema Chuprova and one of her sons, members of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan, erect the poles of their reindeer-skin chum (tepee).  The boards and spruce boughs help to keep the floor warm.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Katerina Vaucheskaya, a member of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan, arranges reindeer skins in the family's  their chum (tepee). Note the glass window in the background, a rare modern concession.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, members of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan wrap their chum (tepee) with a carefully-sewn patchwork of reindeer skins. Over this, they will place a layer of canvas.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, 77-year old Marie Terentéva, a member of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan, relaxes by the wood stove in her cozy chum (tepee), which is much warmer than sub-freezing temperatures outside.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, 77-year old Marie Terentéva, a member of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan, relaxes by the wood stove in her cozy chum (tepee), which is much warmer than sub-freezing temperatures outside.
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  • During a rare time to relax north of the Arctic Circle in Russia,  the women of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan gather for tea and biscuits in Marie Terentéva’s chum.  Left to Right:  Marie and Katerina Vaucheskaya (ages 72 & 38), Rema Chuprova (70+) & Marie Terentéva (77).
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  • During a rare time to relax north of the Arctic Circle in Russia,  the women of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan gather for tea and biscuits in Marie Terentéva’s chum.  Left to Right:  Marie and Katerina Vaucheskaya (ages 72 & 38), Rema Chuprova (70+) & Marie Terentéva (77).
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  • 77-year old Marie Terentéva, a member of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan, relaxes in her cozy chum (tepee), which is much warmer than sub-freezing temperatures outside, north of the Arctic Circle in Russia.
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  • Katerina ("Katya") Vaucheskaya, a member of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan, relaxes in a cozy chum (tepee), which is much warmer than sub-freezing temperatures outside, north of the Arctic Circle in Russia.
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  • 70+ year old Rema Chuprova, a member of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan, relaxes in a cozy chum (tepee), which is much warmer than sub-freezing temperatures outside, north of the Arctic Circle in Russia.
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  • 70+ year old Rema Chuprova, a member of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan, relaxes in a cozy chum (tepee), which is much warmer than sub-freezing temperatures outside, north of the Arctic Circle in Russia.
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  • During a rare time to relax, north of the Arctic Circle in Russia,  women of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan gather for tea and biscuits in Marie Terentéva’s chum.  Left to Right:  Katerina ("Katya") Vaucheskaya,  Rema Chuprova  & Marie Terentéva.
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  • During a rare time to relax, north of the Arctic Circle in Russia,  women of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan gather for tea and biscuits in Marie Terentéva’s chum.  Left to Right:  Katerina ("Katya") Vaucheskaya,  Rema Chuprova  & Marie Terentéva.
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  • As a Komi reindeer herding clan prepares to move, Maria Terenteva and her son Piotr Terentev dissassemble the poles off their  chum (tepee). Piece by piece, everything will be loaded onto reindeer-driven sleds and driven across the tundra north of the Arctic Circle in Russia.
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  • As a Komi reindeer herding clan prepares to move, Maria Terenteva and her son Piotr Terentev dissassemble the poles off their  chum (tepee). Piece by piece, everything will be loaded onto reindeer-driven sleds and driven across the tundra north of the Arctic Circle in Russia.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, 77-year old Marie Terentéva, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, prepares one of her sleds for migration, while another herder goes to fetch the animals.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Katerina ("Katya") Vaucheskaya, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, pampers her dogs as she prepares one of her sleds for migration to another camp.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, 77-year old Marie Terentéva, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder,  walks in front of spruce trees in a taiga forest while waiting for reindeer to be captured to pull her sled.
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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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  • 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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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, members of the last nomadic Komi clan herd reindeer into a temporary pen where they can select animals to pull their sleds.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, members of the last remaining nomadic Komi clan herd reindeer into a temporary pen where they can select animals to pull their sleds.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, reindeer crush together in panic and climb atop each other in a temporary pen as nomadic Komi reindeer herders capture some of them to pull their sleds.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, reindeer crush together in panic and climb atop each other in a temporary pen as nomadic Komi reindeer herders capture some of them to pull their sleds.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, reindeer crush together in panic and climb atop each other in a temporary pen as nomadic Komi reindeer herders capture some of them to pull their sleds.
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  • A detail of a reindeer’s foot shows the broad hooves and hair that help it to stay atop the snow.
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  • A nomadic Komi reindeer herder wears traditional reindeer boots and malitsa robe.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, 77-year old Marie Terentéva, a matriarch of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan, prepares to drive a train of sleds across the tundra.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a Komi reindeer-herding clan travels across the tundra through heavy whiteout fog that makes navigation difficult.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a Komi reindeer-herding clan travels across the tundra through heavy whiteout fog that makes navigation difficult.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a Komi reindeer-herding clan travels across the tundra through heavy whiteout fog that makes navigation difficult.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a Komi reindeer-herding clan travels across the tundra through heavy whiteout fog that makes navigation difficult.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a Komi reindeer-herding clan travels across the tundra through heavy whiteout fog that makes navigation difficult.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a Komi reindeer-herding clan travels across the tundra through heavy whiteout fog that makes navigation difficult.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder struggles to start an aging Russian snowmobile used by journalists covering their migration. Most men in the group have high mechanical skills after serving their mandatory two years in the military.  Ironically, the annual top prize for a regional reindeer-sled race is a snowmobile!
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, reindeer herded by a nomadic Komi clan charge across the tundra through heavy whiteout fog.
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  • Because antlers are valuable for Chinese medicine, Arthum Khantazeski, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder who lives north of the Arctic Circle in Russia, saws one off before the animal drops it naturally while grazing in the wild.  According to Arthum, this is not painful.
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  • After a day of sledding north of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a nomadic group of Komi reindeer herders assembles its chums (tepees) around their pre-placed belongings.  By the time the chums are erected, fires will be going in the stoves and tea almost ready.
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  • After a day of sledding north of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a nomadic group of Komi reindeer herders assembles its chums (tepees) around their pre-placed belongings.  By the time the chums are erected, fires will be going in the stoves and tea almost ready.
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  • After a day of sledding north of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a nomadic group of Komi reindeer herders assembles its chums (tepees) around their pre-placed belongings.  Pictured here is 72-year old Marie Vaucheskaya, one of the clan's last remaining matriarchs.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, some of the more prized possessions of the nomadic Komi reindeer herders are their decorative harnesses, which are sometimes made from reindeer leather and antlers and are passed from one generation to the next. This was made in 1902.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Piotr Terentév, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, drives his team across the tundra, where spring snow is soft enough to make travel difficult.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Piotr Terentév, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, surveys the vast, frozen tundra as his reindeer rest from wallowing through deep, wet spring snow.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a reindeer of the nomadic Komi clan wears a decorative harness, including a spruce collar that it permanently affixed to enable its capture.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Piotr Terentév, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, drives his team along a dangerous melting stream in search of fishing holes.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Piotr Terentév, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, drives his team along a dangerous melting stream in search of fishing holes.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Piotr Terentév, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, fishes with primitive gear through a hole chopped in a frozen stream.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Piotr Terentév, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, fishes with primitive gear through a hole chopped in a frozen stream.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, nomadic Komi reindeer herder Marie Vaucheskaya (age 77) carries clean snow to her chum (tepee) to melt for water.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, 77-year old Marie Terentéva, a member of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan, relaxes by the wood stove in her cozy chum (tepee), which is much warmer than sub-freezing temperatures outside.
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