Photos by Erich Kasten from the collections of the Foundation for Siberian Cultures are shown here.
Photos on
- The natural environment of the North as a basis for life
- Ethnicity
- The art of painting
- The art of dance and singing
- Reindeer herding
- Kamchatka landscapes
- Oral tradition
- Endangered languages
- Sustaining Indigenous knowledge and endangered languages
- Feasts of reconciliation with nature
- Clothing
- Sustainable use of the environment
The natural environment of the North as a basis for life ↑
Valentina Ivanovna Uspenskaia. Esso 2000. Photo: Erich Kasten (video still).
Ethnicity ↑
Tkhsanom conference, Kovran 1993. Photo: Erich Kasten.
The art of painting ↑
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (1), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (2), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (3), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (4), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (5), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (6), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (7), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (8), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (9), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (10), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (11), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (12), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (13), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (14), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (15), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (16), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (17), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (18), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (19), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (20), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (21), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (22), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Children's drawing from Achaivayam (23), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
The art of dance and singing ↑
Tat'iana Evstropovna Gutorova, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski 1999. Photo: Erich Kasten (video still).
Singing accompanied by a drum by Zoia Vasil'evna Rul'tevneut. Achaivaiam 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Ensemble Eche (1). Achaivayam, 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Ensemble Eche (2). Achaivayam, 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Reindeer herding ↑
Reindeer herders near Achaivayam (1), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Reindeer herders near Achaivayam (2). 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Reindeer herders near Achaivayam (3), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Reindeer herders near Achaivayam (4), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Reindeer herders near Achaivayam (5), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Reindeer herders near Achaivayam (6), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Reindeer herd near Achaivayam (1), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Reindeer herd near Achaivayam (2), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Reindeer herd near Achaivayam (3), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Reindeer herd near Achaivayam (4), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Reindeer herd near Achaivayam (5), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Reindeer herd near Achaivayam (6), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Reindeer herd near Achaivayam (7), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Reindeer herd near Achaivayam (8), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Reindeer herd near Achaivayam (9), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Reindeer herd near Achaivayam (10), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kamchatka landscapes ↑
Aerodromet of Achaivayam, 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Oral tradition ↑
Vera Innokent'evna Khan, Kovran 1998. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Endangered languages ↑
Valentina Ivanovna Uspenskaia. Esso 2000. Photo: Erich Kasten (video still).
Klavdiia Nikolaevna Khaloimova, Kovran 1998. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Tat'iana Evstropovna Gutorova, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski 1999. Photo: Erich Kasten (video still).
Vera Innokent'evna Khan, Kovran 1998. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Sustaining Indigenous knowledge and endangered languages ↑
Film presentation in a children's home (1). Tilichiki 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Film presentation in a children's home (2). Tilichiki 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Film presentation in a children's home (3). Tilichiki 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
School children in Achaivayam (1), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
School children in Achaivayam (2), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
School children in Achaivayam (3), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Film presentation in the school, Achaivayam 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
School in Achaivayam, 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kindergarden in Achaivayam, 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
School lessons in Achaivayam, 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Film presentation in the House of Culture (1). Achaivayam, 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Film presentation in the House of Culture (2). Achaivayam, 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Feasts of reconciliation with nature ↑
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (1), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (2), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (3), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (4), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (5), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (6), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (8), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (9), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (10), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (11), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (12), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (13), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (14), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (15), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (16), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (17), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam, 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (19), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (20), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (21), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (22), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (24), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (25), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (26), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (27), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (28), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (29), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (30), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Kilvei feast in Achaivayam (31), 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Clothing ↑
Workshop on the fabrication of clothing. Tilichiki 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Sewing techniques, demonstrated by Anna Petrovna Pastushchena (1). Tilichiki 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Sewing techniques, demonstrated by Anna Petrovna Pastushchena (2). Tilichiki 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Sewing techniques, demonstrated by Klavdiia Alekseevna Nivani (1). Achaivaiam 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Sewing techniques, demonstrated by Klavdiia Alekseevna Nivani (2). Achaivaiam 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Zoia Vasil'evna Rul'tevneut shows a fur cap. Achaivaiam 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Sewing techniques, demonstrated by Zoia Vasil'evna Rul'tevneut. Achaivaiam 2013. Photo: Erich Kasten.
Sustainable use of the environment ↑
Elena Dul'chenko. Utkholok 1995. Photo: Erich Kasten.