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Sámi traditions.
Noaidi, drums and the history of cultural heritage.
PEOPLE & CONTEXT
A place, a name,
a living history.
Sámi traditions include the noaidi and ceremonial drums with their own regional names and histories. The Museum of European Cultures presents its Sámi collection alongside the effects of confiscation and imposed Christianization. Provenance and Sámi perspectives are central to reading these objects.
A WAY TO STUDY
Begin with the source.
Study a documented drum through its particular community, collection record and history. Attribute interpretations of signs to their source and include the circumstances of collection or return where documented.