This concise book takes a detailed look at the Model of a Summer Camp, an object originating in the Sakha (Yakutia) region of far northeastern Russia. Depicting a yhyakh celebration - a festival of huge cultural importance to the region, it reveals the intricacies of the yhyakh and the model's fascinating journey from Siberia to the British Museum.
This concise book takes a detailed look at the Model of a Summer Camp, an object originating in the Sakha (Yakutia) region of far northeastern Russia. Depicting a yhyakh celebration - a festival of huge cultural importance to the region, it reveals the intricacies of the yhyakh and the model's fascinating journey from Siberia to the British Museum.