Semenova Polina Ivanova at the opening of her bead work exhibit in Yakutsk

At the opening of her beadworking exhibit, Semenova Polina Ivanova sat at a table and received flowers and accolades from a wide variety of people. She wore a headdress, necklace, vest and reindeer hide boots, all beaded with traditional Evenki designs. The ceremony also involved performances by loc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Campbell, Sandy
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Subjects:
art
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7939/R3FX7425T
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/f62ea136-560f-41fb-a193-5b439324566b
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Summary:At the opening of her beadworking exhibit, Semenova Polina Ivanova sat at a table and received flowers and accolades from a wide variety of people. She wore a headdress, necklace, vest and reindeer hide boots, all beaded with traditional Evenki designs. The ceremony also involved performances by local and visiting artists and school children and a fashion show of modern interpretations of traditional beadwork by Ivanova's grandaughter.