Sami Daidda | Mingei International Museum

Sami Daidda

Art of Lapland
On View

Apr 14 - Jul 2, 1984

Curated By

Erik Kruskopf

A traveling exhibition organized by the Nordic Arts Centre, Helsinki, Finland, and consisting of articles that have satisfied the daily needs of the Sami people. Clothing made from wool, yarn and skin, along with bowls, dippers, boxes, spoons and needles made from bone, roots and pewter were represented. The exhibition opened with a lecture by Mr. Kruskopf and by Fredrik Forsberg, Government Secretary for the Ministry of Education at the Department of International Relations in Helsinki. This was the first exhibition of Sami art to be shown in the United States and to bring to the public an awareness of this historical Sami culture.

Catalog published by the Nordic Arts Centre, Helsinki, Finland.

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