ks ▁had ▁around ▁ 2 5 ▁head ▁of ▁rein de er ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁generally ▁b red ▁for ▁transport ation . ▁Un like ▁in ▁several ▁other ▁neighbor ing ▁tribes ▁Even k ▁rein de er - bre eding ▁did ▁not ▁include ▁“ h erd ing ▁of ▁rein de er ▁by ▁dogs ▁nor ▁any ▁other ▁specific ▁features ” ▁( V as ile v ich , ▁ 6 2 9 ). ▁Very ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁season , ▁the ▁winter ▁cam ps ▁broke ▁up ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁places ▁suitable ▁for ▁cal ving . ▁Several ▁households ▁past ured ▁their ▁animals ▁together ▁throughout ▁the ▁summer , ▁being ▁careful ▁to ▁keep ▁“ [ s ] pe cial ▁areas … f enced ▁off … to ▁guard ▁the ▁new born ▁cal ves ▁against ▁being ▁tr ample d ▁on ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁her d ” ▁( 6 2 9 ). ▁ ▁Cl othing ▁ ▁The ▁Even ks ▁wore ▁a ▁characteristic ▁gar b ▁“ ada pt ed ▁to ▁the ▁cold ▁but ▁rather ▁dry ▁climate ▁of ▁Central ▁Si ber ia ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁life ▁of ▁mob ility … they ▁wore ▁brief ▁gar ments ▁of ▁soft ▁rein de er ▁or ▁el k ▁skin ▁around ▁their ▁h ips , ▁along ▁with ▁le gg ings ▁and ▁m oc cas ins , ▁or ▁else ▁long ▁supp le ▁bo ots ▁reaching ▁to ▁the ▁th igh ” ▁( 4 9 ). ▁They ▁also ▁wore ▁a ▁de ers kin ▁coat ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁close ▁in ▁front ▁but ▁was ▁instead ▁covered ▁with ▁an ▁apr on - like ▁cloth . ▁Some ▁Even k