Welcome to an artist talk about the «Ládjogahpir» project with Outi Pieski and Eeva-Kristiina Nylander

How do Sámi women relate to the «Ládjogahpir» today? What special significance does it have in today’s Sámi society, and what does the process of making it mean?
These are questions that Sámi artist Outi Pieski and archaeologist Eeva-Kristiina Nylander (formerly Harlin) investigate in their project «Máttaráhku ládjogahpir – Foremothers’ Hat of Pride».
The talk is included in the entrance fee and will be held in English.
The «Ládjogahpir» is an upright headdress that was traditionally worn by Sámi women until it was banned and nearly vanished at the end of the 19th century due to Norwegian assimilation policy and missionary work. Christian ministers claimed that the devil resided in the headdress’ “horn.”
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