An excursion on Linneaeus's drum from Sorsele

When Linnaeus made his journey to Holland in 1735, a Saami drum was included in his baggage. The original owner of the drum was the Saami, Anders Nilsson Pont of Granbyn, who was denounced for the possession and use of drums. In this way Linnaeus received greetings from Lycksele lappmark, where he h...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis
Main Author: Bo Lundmark
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Donner Institute 1991
Subjects:
Shamanism
Shamans
Sami (European people)
Drum
Musical instruments
Scandinavia
Religion (General)
BL1-50
Sorsele
saami
sami
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.30674/scripta.67198
https://doaj.org/article/93a2d32356644dc39f404c7625eb01b2
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Summary:When Linnaeus made his journey to Holland in 1735, a Saami drum was included in his baggage. The original owner of the drum was the Saami, Anders Nilsson Pont of Granbyn, who was denounced for the possession and use of drums. In this way Linnaeus received greetings from Lycksele lappmark, where he had never set foot. The most likely explanation is that Linnaeus got the drum from Georg Wallin the younger, who made a visit of inspection in 1715.

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