Below him trade is being conducted by barter between Lapps, on the left, who are offering axes, scissors and tools to Russians, on the right, who have hides and a bladder full of oil (Lynam 1949, 25).

No money is involved in this trade, and the Lapps are models of conduct, for "Their only striving is to avoid poverty, and not to love riches. These people do not know how to be seekers after gain, for they are unwilling to torment themselves with any cunning dealings" (Magnus 1996, I:201).