DepartmentTextiles-Europe
Risku
NameBrooch
Designer
Erica Huuva
CultureSami/Sámi/Saami
Date2021
(not assigned)SWEDEN
Place madeHedenäset, SWEDEN, Europe
Medium925 Sterling Silver
Dimensions9.5H x 9.5W x 0.03D cm
3 3/4H x 3 3/4W x 0D in
3 3/4H x 3 3/4W x 0D in
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2022.14.3
Object numberFA.2022.14.3
Collections
ProvenanceCurator Carrie Hertz purchased directly from the artist's website
DescriptionEntitled Ráhkisvuohta or Love in northern Sami language. Large traditional Sami brooch with gold and turquoise colored gem piecesca. 1940s-1950s
ca. 1940