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Alla Kechgichaivina describes the furs and patterns of a festive kukhlianka

Alla Nitankavavna Kechgichaivina shows the different processed furs and hides, such as those of bearded seal, wolverine, dog, and the leg furs of reindeer, as well as how some are dyed using alder bark or grasses. She distinguishes between common Russian beads and the especially valuable ones that came from America.

Recorded by Erich Kasten. Shanuch, 2000.