Michelle Lawford, Purvee, The Shaman's Wife (PEOPLE 2026)

Purvee's face was etched with the hardships, joys and traditions of a traditional reindeer herder in the remote Taiga of Northern Mongolia. She assists her husband, The Shaman, to enter a trance state, by liberally plying him with vodka.

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