Young Tsaatan and her reindeer art print
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As a child, illustrator Marie-Michèle Desmarais drove by the Granby Zoo every day and observed the animals. Through her drawings, she showcases their fascinating ability to communicate, socialize, and connect as humans do. This young girl from her Animal Social collection is affectionately hugging her reindeer, which highlights the depth and authenticity of relationships between humans and animals. Her people, the Tsaatan, are a small community of nomadic reindeer ranchers in northern Mongolia, who treat these cervids as equals.

• The illustration was inspired by a photo taken by Tanin Kayvan, Canadian photographer and anthropologist, during her few months spent living with a Tsaatan tribe in Mongolia.
• Inkjet print of the original charcoal drawing, signed by the artist
• Textured artistic-quality archival paper, acid-free and FSC-certified
• Art print only (without frame)
• Made in Magog