DepartmentTextiles-Europe

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NameBrooch

Designer Erica Huuva

CultureSami/Sámi/Saami

Date2021

Cultural Region if different than place madeScandinavia

Place madeHedenäset, SWEDEN, Europe

MediumSterling silver 925 and mostly recycled

DimensionsDiameter Overall: 100mm

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2022.14.1

Object numberFA.2022.14.1

ProvenanceCurator Carrie Hertz purchased directly from the artist's website

DescriptionEntitled: Muohta / Snow. Large Sami style brooch with two layers of cacading circular charms around edge, and snowflake design in center. Jubilee edition of the brooch Muohta designed for Erica Huuva Design’s 10-year jubilee in 2016. “Inspired by the white snow crystal that also represents the foundation of the Sámi culture – the migration of the reindeer. The Sámi language has hundreds of words to describe different kinds of snow, for its quality and character – for its soul.”