From National Geographic Photo Of The Day; March 30, 2013:
Mammoth Tusk Hunter, SiberiaEvgenia Arbugaeva, National Geographic
Siberian hunter Slava Dolbaev uses a spear to dig out a corkscrewed mammothtusk from a coastal ice cliff. Prying loose a single tusk can take hours, even days. Tusk hunters often leave colored beads or silver jewelry as offerings to local spirits.
See more pictures from the April 2013 feature story ”Of Mammoths and Men.”