Skis

Yukaghir ugurche (угурчэ) skis are wider than those of other peoples of north-eastern Siberia. The length of the skis is 149 cm, the maximum width is 29 cm. In the Yukaghir fairy tale, a Tungus girl carries the body of a murdered brother on skis, using them as a sled. Hunting skis are lined with camus – the fur of deer paws. Golitsa skis were borrowed from russians, convenient for walking on wet, viscous snow.

Previously, tread snowshoe-skis were used for walking on wet deep snow [Yukaghirs, p.63]. Their rim (or frame) had a triangular shape with leather straps stretched inside. The foot was placed in the middle of the net and attached with a loop in the same way as in ordinary skis. They called Kozhedarime (Көжэдаримэ) "the sole of Kozhe" (Көжэ), where Kozhe is a bird–footed character of folklore of forest yukaghirs (Oduls). The tundra yukaghirs (Waduls) braided snow skis are called haraman noils (харамэн ноилс) "raven's paw". Such skis can be considered as a sign of a certain kinship with the Indian and Eskimo cultures of the North American continent. The area of distribution of this type of skis among the Yukaghirs was the westernmost.