The Arctic, northern Europe and Russia
Nanai
Lands
Lower Amur River valley in Khabarovsk Krai and Primorsky Krai, Russia, and the Sungari River area of northeast China
Countries Russian Federation, China
Facts 3
Population
Nanai communities also live in China, where about 4,600 Nanai were counted in 2000.
As of 2000 Source: RAIPON (Association of Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East), Нанайцы (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
Clothing sewn from fish skin is a hallmark of traditional Nanai craft, rooted in a life of fishing on the Amur River.
Source: RAIPON (Association of Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East), Нанайцы (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
Nanai decorative art is known for its richly developed ornament.
Source: The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire (Institute of the Estonian Language archive), The Nanais (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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