Culture

S a m i e x h i b i t i o n s i n c l u d e d :
f Giedaiguin Váimmus
Sami cultural history, handicrafts and art.
A combined duodji and historic exhibition. The duodji
exhibition shows Sami handicraft traditions down through
the ages. The exhibition covers products and items of
various materials from several Sami regions.
Open 14 January – 15 April 1994, Maihaugen.
creating these presentations. One goal was to show the
diversity of modern Sami culture. The Sami Assembly
appointed a separate Sami Olympic committee which played
an advisory role with respect to LOOC in everything having to
do with Sami affairs.
T h e S a m i c u l t u r a l p r o g r a m m e
The presentation consisted of Sami sijdda with reindeer
racing, ráidu (sleigh ride), Sami food, sales of Sami handicraft
products, travel information and theatre.
The theatre programme included Beaivvás Sámi Teáther –
“Váikko Cuodi Stálu” (about a hundred stallos). “Stallo” is a
Sami troll, but some believe that these mythical figures arose
based on Nordic and Russian warriors and tax collectors.
A sijdda was built on the shores of Mjøsa, easily seen
between the two bridges to Lillehammer. “Sijdda” is not easy
to translate. The concept describes the traditional organisation
of Sami society and its adaptations to the landscape and to the
resources in the area.
f Lávkki, lávki
Sami modern art.
Nine Sami modern artists were invited to this exhibition of
Sami modern art at Oslo Art Society. The artists worked
using different techniques from duodji to textitles, painting,
metal, graphics and sculpture. Open 5 Feburary – 6 March
1994 in Oslo Art Society.
f Arts from the Arctic
Indigenous peoples from the Arctic.
The exhibition is one of five corresponding exhibitions in
Alaska, Canada, Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), Nordic
countries and Russia, and was planned at the World Crafts
Council’s international conference in Kyoto, Japan in 1978.
Open 21 January – 3 March 1994, Norwegian Folk
Museum, Bygdøy in Oslo.
f Mijjen Luvnie – “Home”
Southern Sami touring exhibition.
This is an exhibition built up in circular form and divided
into eight seasons. The circle has a strong symbolic
significance for the Sami. The Sami are also called “The
eight seasons’ people”. Open 6 February 1994 at Glåmdal
Museum, Elverum.