The voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe; with a historical review of previous journeys along the north coast of the Old World . IBIIBIUI*^ CHUKCH SHAMAN DRUM. One-eighth tlie natural size. 416 THE VOYAGE OF THE VEGA. [chap • the water 32 metres deep, and the thickness of snow on theice 03 metre. The day after our arrival at Najtskaj we visited the villageTjapka, which lies at a distance of six kilometres. This villagecontains thirteen tents, some of which are more roomy andbetter built than any Chukch tent I have previously lodged in a tent which belonged to Erere, a friendly manw
The voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe; with a historical review of previous journeys along the north coast of the Old World . IBIIBIUI*^ CHUKCH SHAMAN DRUM. One-eighth tlie natural size. 416 THE VOYAGE OF THE VEGA. [chap • the water 32 metres deep, and the thickness of snow on theice 03 metre. The day after our arrival at Najtskaj we visited the villageTjapka, which lies at a distance of six kilometres. This villagecontains thirteen tents, some of which are more roomy andbetter built than any Chukch tent I have previously lodged in a tent which belonged to Erere, a friendly manwith a face that was always cheerful. His sleeping-chamberwas so large that it could hold more than one family. Wefound the inmates there completely naked, Ereres wife,Kedlanga, not excepted. Kedlanga was well formed, herbosom full, her stomach somewhat projecting, the thighs poor,the legs slender, the feet small. The men appeared to have. THE COAST BETWEEN PADLJONNA AND ENJlRMI. To tlie west Idlidlja Island, in the background the \il]age Tjapka, to the right the great lagoou.(After a drawing by O. Nordquist.) a greater disposition to stoutness than the women. Some of thechildren had disprojDortionately large stomachs. Both men andwomen wore copper rings on the legs, the wrists, and the upperarms. On festivals they decorate themselves with iron rings,with which some reminiscence appears to be connected, to judgeby the fact that they will not part with them. Ereres family was very numerous, according to the prevailingstate of matters here. He had five children, whose names,according to their age, were, Hatanga, Etughi, Vedlat, Uai, andUmonga. In all the tents which I visited I have inquiredthe number of children. Only two or three wives had morethan three; the average may be estimated at two. The children are from their tenderest years set apart for XI.] LIFE IN A REINDEER CHUKCH TENT. 417 each other; thus Etughi, Ereres
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