Achouna

By diane on Thursday 3 November 2011, 20:45 - native - Permalink

« This is a land of solitude, whiteness and silence [...]. Life is though and difficult, it is cold and men are often hungry. Nevertheless Achouna is happy. He loves his land, he knows it and he is never afraid. »

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Here are a couple of pages from a book I very much love.
And you can see images of this knucklebone game that still inspires me so much!

1958
Achouna
inspiration
le petit esquimau
maquette de Pierre Pothier
texte et photos Dominique Darbois

Comments

1. On Thursday 3 November 2011, 20:44 by Kris H

That smile! Oh my!

2. On Thursday 3 November 2011, 20:49 by diane

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So lovely to see you here Kris!
Yes love that smile, hehe!

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3. On Thursday 3 November 2011, 21:18 by isabelle

moi je verrais bien une jolie frimousse aux yeux bruns auréolée de fourrure inuite !

4. On Wednesday 9 November 2011, 12:24 by diane

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hihi! Il y en aura sûrement cet hiver!

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