Samoyed dog
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The Samoyed is a breed of herding dog with a thick, white, double-layered coat. They are spitz-type dogs which take their name from the Samoyedic peoples. Descending from the Nenets Herding Laika, the
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A 2.5-year-old male Samoyed
Samoyed, circa 1915
Nansen Johansen departing to the North Pole
Samoyedic peoples
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The Samoyedic peoples are a group of closely related peoples who speak Samoyedic languages, which are part of the Uralic family. They are a linguistic, ethnic, and cultural grouping. The name derives
Samoyed dog
…sobáka, or самое́д, samoyéd) is a breed of herding dog with a thick, white, double-layered coat. They are spitz-type dogs which take their name from the Samoyedic peoples. Descending from the Nenets Herding Laika, they are domesticated animals that assist in herding, hunting, protection and sled-pulling. Samoyed dogs are…
Samoyed in summer dress, in 1781, by Johann Gottlieb Georgi
Samoyed in 1781 by Johann Gottlieb Georgi
Habit of a Samoyed woman and child in 1768, by Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche
A reindeer herd in Kolguyev Island in 1895.