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Siberia & Inner Asia / Sakha, northeastern Siberia
Sakha / Yakut traditions.
Oyuun, sound and the interpretation of museum displays.
PEOPLE & CONTEXT
A place, a name,
a living history.
Sakha traditions have their own ritual vocabulary, including oyuun. Columbia's Facing the Mannequin project revisits a historical museum representation of a Sakha ceremony, explaining the drum, regalia and setting while bringing the display itself into question.
A WAY TO STUDY
Begin with the source.
Read the project's account alongside its historical setting. Distinguish the ceremony as described, the museum reconstruction and the voices interpreting it today.