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Chukchi Collection

"Unveiling the Spirit of the Chukchi: A Glimpse into Russia's Far East" In a land where time seems to stand still

Background imageChukchi Collection: Chukchi Warrior in Armor

Chukchi Warrior in Armor
A Chukchi warrior of north- eastern Siberia, in a remarkable suit of armour apparently made from woven reeds. His wife and child admire him

Background imageChukchi Collection: Chukchi (Chukchi) man in armour made of wood, whale bone, iron hoops

Chukchi (Chukchi) man in armour made of wood, whale bone, iron hoops and seal sinews covered with leather
FLO4722621 Chukchi (Chukchi) man in armour made of wood, whale bone, iron hoops and seal sinews covered with leather. (Chukotka region, Russia). His wife and son beside him

Background imageChukchi Collection: Chukchi (Chukchi) woman with tattoos on her cheek, chin and arm, and ear piercings

Chukchi (Chukchi) woman with tattoos on her cheek, chin and arm, and ear piercings. (Chukotka region, Russia)
FLO4722615 Chukchi (Chukchi) woman with tattoos on her cheek, chin and arm, and ear piercings. (Chukotka region, Russia). From Joseph Billings (1758-1806)

Background imageChukchi Collection: Preobrazhenie Bay: Chukchi in front of their home, in national traditional fur clothing..., 1910-29

Preobrazhenie Bay: Chukchi in front of their home, in national traditional fur clothing..., 1910-29
Preobrazhenie Bay: Chukchi in front of their home, in national traditional fur clothing, kamleikas, 1910-1929. From an album containing 296 works offering a glimpse of life in the Russian Far

Background imageChukchi Collection: Chukchi boy in national clothes, kukhlyanka, fur pants, 1910-1929. Creator: Ivan Emelianovich Larin

Chukchi boy in national clothes, kukhlyanka, fur pants, 1910-1929. Creator: Ivan Emelianovich Larin
Chukchi boy in national clothes, kukhlyanka, fur pants, 1910-1929. From an album containing 296 works offering a glimpse of life in the Russian Far Northeast in the first third of the twentieth

Background imageChukchi Collection: Two Chukchi in kukhlyankas, 1910-1929. Creator: Ivan Emelianovich Larin

Two Chukchi in kukhlyankas, 1910-1929. Creator: Ivan Emelianovich Larin
Two Chukchi in kukhlyankas, 1910-1929. From an album containing 296 works offering a glimpse of life in the Russian Far Northeast in the first third of the twentieth century

Background imageChukchi Collection: Two Chukchi in national clothes, with guns and a spear, 1910-1929. Creator: Ivan Emelianovich Larin

Two Chukchi in national clothes, with guns and a spear, 1910-1929. Creator: Ivan Emelianovich Larin
Two Chukchi in national clothes, with guns and a spear, 1910-1929. From an album containing 296 works offering a glimpse of life in the Russian Far Northeast in the first third of the twentieth

Background imageChukchi Collection: Transferring of Cargo along the Shore, 1889. Creator: Unknown

Transferring of Cargo along the Shore, 1889. Creator: Unknown
Transferring of Cargo along the Shore, 1889. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs that document the Arctic voyage in 1889 of the clipper ship Razboinik (Pirate)

Background imageChukchi Collection: Chukchi Women Elders, 1889. Creator: Unknown

Chukchi Women Elders, 1889. Creator: Unknown
Chukchi Women Elders, 1889. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs that document the Arctic voyage in 1889 of the clipper ship Razboinik (Pirate)

Background imageChukchi Collection: Chukchi Women and Children, 1889. Creator: Unknown

Chukchi Women and Children, 1889. Creator: Unknown
Chukchi Women and Children, 1889. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs that document the Arctic voyage in 1889 of the clipper ship Razboinik (Pirate)

Background imageChukchi Collection: Chukchi Dance, 1889. Creator: Unknown

Chukchi Dance, 1889. Creator: Unknown
Chukchi Dance, 1889. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs that document the Arctic voyage in 1889 of the clipper ship Razboinik (Pirate)

Background imageChukchi Collection: Chukchi Boat Alongside a Clipper Ship, 1889. Creator: Unknown

Chukchi Boat Alongside a Clipper Ship, 1889. Creator: Unknown
Chukchi Boat Alongside a Clipper Ship, 1889. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs that document the Arctic voyage in 1889 of the clipper ship Razboinik (Pirate)

Background imageChukchi Collection: Chukchi Aboard a Clipper Ship, 1889. Creator: Unknown

Chukchi Aboard a Clipper Ship, 1889. Creator: Unknown
Chukchi Aboard a Clipper Ship, 1889. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs that document the Arctic voyage in 1889 of the clipper ship Razboinik (Pirate)

Background imageChukchi Collection: Chukchi, Violinist, 1899. Creator: Unknown

Chukchi, Violinist, 1899. Creator: Unknown
Chukchi, , Violinist, 1899. This collection consists of diverse materials belonging to Grigorii Nikolaevich Potanin (1835-1920) and Nikolai Mikhailovich Iadrintsev (1842-94)

Background imageChukchi Collection: Inhabitants of the Country of the Chukchis, Northeast Coast of Asia, 19th century

Inhabitants of the Country of the Chukchis, Northeast Coast of Asia, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of

Background imageChukchi Collection: Interior of a Chukchi Hut, Northeast Coast of Asia, 19th century

Interior of a Chukchi Hut, Northeast Coast of Asia, 19th century. Creators: Alexander Postels, Godefroy Engelmann
Interior of a Chukchi Hut, Northeast Coast of Asia, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin

Background imageChukchi Collection: Chukchi Yurt and Fish-Curing, 1889. Creator: Unknown

Chukchi Yurt and Fish-Curing, 1889. Creator: Unknown
Chukchi Yurt and Fish-Curing, 1889. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs that document the Arctic voyage in 1889 of the clipper ship Razboinik (Pirate)

Background imageChukchi Collection: Chukchi, 1889. Creator: Unknown

Chukchi, 1889. Creator: Unknown
Chukchi, 1889. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs that document the Arctic voyage in 1889 of the clipper ship Razboinik (Pirate)

Background imageChukchi Collection: Inhabitants of the Country of the Chukchis, Northeast Coast of Asia, 19th century

Inhabitants of the Country of the Chukchis, Northeast Coast of Asia, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of

Background imageChukchi Collection: Chukchis, Northeast Coast of Asia, 19th century. Creators: Alexander Postels, Victor Adam

Chukchis, Northeast Coast of Asia, 19th century. Creators: Alexander Postels, Victor Adam, Godefroy Engelmann
Chukchis, Northeast Coast of Asia, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned by

Background imageChukchi Collection: Chukchi Man, 1856. Creator: Ivan Dem'ianovich Bulychev

Chukchi Man, 1856. Creator: Ivan Dem'ianovich Bulychev
Chukchi Man, 1856. From Puteshestviye po Vostochnoy Sibiri I. Bulychova. Chast 1-ya. Poyezdka v Kamchatku (A journey across eastern Siberia: Part 1, Trip to Kamchatka)

Background imageChukchi Collection: Reindeer Chukchi, 1862. Creator: Zakharov

Reindeer Chukchi, 1862. Creator: Zakharov
Reindeer Chukchi, 1862. Sheet 57 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1

Background imageChukchi Collection: Chukchi woman with tattoos on her cheek, chin

Chukchi woman with tattoos on her cheek, chin and arm, and ear piercings. (Chukotka region, Russia). From Joseph Billings

Background imageChukchi Collection: Beach, Cape Dezhnev, most eastern corner of Eurasia, Russian Far East Date: 04-08-2012

Beach, Cape Dezhnev, most eastern corner of Eurasia, Russian Far East Date: 04-08-2012

Background imageChukchi Collection: Floating ice in Chukchi Sea, Russian Far East Date: 29-07-2012

Floating ice in Chukchi Sea, Russian Far East Date: 29-07-2012

Background imageChukchi Collection: DDE-90035004

DDE-90035004
Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus) grazing in valley, Russian Far East, Chukotka region, Northern Kamchatka, Russia Date: 27/07/2006

Background imageChukchi Collection: DDE-90035003

DDE-90035003
Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus) grazing in valley, Russian Far East, Chukotka region, Northern Kamchatka, Russia Date: 27/07/2006

Background imageChukchi Collection: DDE-90035000

DDE-90035000
Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus) herd, Russian Far East, Chukotka region, Northern Kamchatka, Russia Date: 27/07/2006

Background imageChukchi Collection: DDE-90035002

DDE-90035002
Reindeer migration (Rangifer Tarandus) at Anadyr Bay, Russian Far East, Chukotka region, Northern Kamchatka, Russia Date: 27/07/2006

Background imageChukchi Collection: DDE-90035001

DDE-90035001
Reindeer migration (Rangifer Tarandus) at Anadyr Bay, Russian Far East, Chukotka region, Northern Kamchatka, Russia Date: 27/07/2006

Background imageChukchi Collection: DDE-90034997

DDE-90034997
Reindeer migration (Rangifer Tarandus) at Anadyr Bay, Russian Far East, Chukotka region, Northern Kamchatka, Russia Date: 27/07/2006

Background imageChukchi Collection: DDE-90034999

DDE-90034999
Russia, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, Anadyr Bay, Bering /nSea, Caribou, Reindeer migration (Rangifer Tarandus) Date: 27/07/2006

Background imageChukchi Collection: DDE-90034998

DDE-90034998
Russia, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, Anadyr Bay, Bering /nSea, Caribou, Reindeer migration (Rangifer Tarandus) Date: 27/07/2006

Background imageChukchi Collection: DDE-90034996

DDE-90034996
Reindeer migration (Rangifer Tarandus) at Anadyr Bay, Russian Far East, Chukotka region, Northern Kamchatka, Russia Date: 27/07/2006

Background imageChukchi Collection: DDE-90034995

DDE-90034995
Reindeer migration (Rangifer Tarandus) at Anadyr Bay, Russian Far East, Chukotka region, Northern Kamchatka, Russia Date: 27/07/2006

Background imageChukchi Collection: Costumes of Asia (coloured engraving)

Costumes of Asia (coloured engraving)
5230001 Costumes of Asia (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costumes of Asia)

Background imageChukchi Collection: Chukchi man in armour made of wood and bone

Chukchi man in armour made of wood and bone
Chukchi man in armour made of wood, whale bone, iron hoops and seal sinews covered with leather. (Chukotka region, Russia). HIs wife and son beside him

Background imageChukchi Collection: Weapons, clothes, tomb and boat of the Chukchi

Weapons, clothes, tomb and boat of the Chukchi
Pick-axe made with a walrus tusk, stone hatchet of Alaska, wooden instrument with claws used by the Chukchi people to hunt walrus, tomb of the Unalaskans, and baidar (boat)

Background imageChukchi Collection: Chukchi people and their homes, from Voyage Pittoresque Autour Du Monde

Chukchi people and their homes, from Voyage Pittoresque Autour Du Monde
828645 Chukchi people and their homes, from Voyage Pittoresque Autour Du Monde, 1822 (colour litho) by Choris, Ludwig (Louis) (1795-1828); Service Historique de la Marine, Vincennes

Background imageChukchi Collection: F. 31 The Tschuktschi and Their Habitations, c. 1773-84 (w / c)

F. 31 The Tschuktschi and Their Habitations, c. 1773-84 (w / c)
5671418 F.31 The Tschuktschi and Their Habitations, c.1773-84 (w/c) by Webber, John (1750-93); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Vol)

Background imageChukchi Collection: Peoples of Asia (colour litho)

Peoples of Asia (colour litho)
3630310 Peoples of Asia (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peoples of Asia. Illustration from Meyers Konversations-Lexicon, c1895.); © Look and Learn

Background imageChukchi Collection: Russians travelling with Dog sleds in Siberia. ', from the

Russians travelling with Dog sleds in Siberia. ", from the
5668938 Russians travelling with Dog sleds in Siberia.A", from the A Voyages de Corneille le BrunA. 1718 by Bruyn, Cornelis de (1652-1726); (add.info)

Background imageChukchi Collection: Costumes of Asia (engraving)

Costumes of Asia (engraving)
968806 Costumes of Asia (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costumes of Asia. Illustration for Zur Geschichte der Kostume (Braun & Schneider, c 1895)

Background imageChukchi Collection: Chukchi hunters with bow, arrows, spears and hunting dogs

Chukchi hunters with bow, arrows, spears and hunting dogs.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageChukchi Collection: Koryak people holding spears and fish

Koryak people holding spears and fish, and tattooed Chukchi woman.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageChukchi Collection: Chukotka peninsula, Russia

Chukotka peninsula, Russia
Snow-covered mountains in the Chokotka Peninsula, the easternmost point of Russia. Chukotka (also known as the Chokchi Peninsula) is on the western coast of the Bering Strait

Background imageChukchi Collection: Hunters slaughtering a walrus

Hunters slaughtering a walrus
Walrus hunting. Hunters slaughtering walruses they have captured. The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) is hunted only by small groups of indigenous peoples - here the Chukchi of eastern Siberia

Background imageChukchi Collection: Walrus hunting

Walrus hunting. A hunter shooting a harpooned walrus. The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) is hunted only by small groups of indigenous peoples - here the Chukchi of eastern Siberia



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"Unveiling the Spirit of the Chukchi: A Glimpse into Russia's Far East" In a land where time seems to stand still, the Chukchi people emerge as warriors of tradition and resilience. Captured in this captivating image is a Chukchi warrior adorned in armor, embodying their indomitable spirit that has withstood the test of time. The backdrop for this snapshot takes us to Cape Dezhnev, nestled on the easternmost corner of Eurasia. Here, amidst breathtaking scenery and pristine beaches, we witness the meeting point between two worlds - nature's raw beauty and ancient cultural heritage. As we shift our gaze towards another scene frozen in time, floating ice blankets the vast expanse of the Chukchi Sea. This mesmerizing sight serves as a reminder of both nature's might and fragility. It symbolizes how these resilient people have adapted to their harsh environment while respecting its delicate balance. Each enigmatic code etched onto these images - DDE-90035004, DDE-90035003. . - hints at an untold story waiting to be unraveled. Perhaps they are fragments from an ancestral tale passed down through generations or simply markers capturing fleeting moments forever imprinted on film. The Chukchi people have long been guardians of their land; they possess an intimate knowledge woven into every fiber of their being. Their traditions echo through time like whispers carried by winds across endless tundra plains. This glimpse into Russia's Far East offers a window into a world rarely seen by outsiders – one where ancient customs blend seamlessly with modern challenges. The stoic faces captured within these frames reflect not only strength but also wisdom gained from centuries spent navigating life amid unforgiving landscapes. So let us embrace this opportunity to delve deeper into the heart and soul of the Chukchi people – those who call this remote region home.