Allt som glittrar är inte guld : Jungfru Marias oväntade resa från 1000-talets katolska Frankrike till det samiska dräktsilvret i den svenska delen av Sápmi

• Main Author: Sander, Jessica
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Arkeologi 2021
• Subjects: Silver; Sápmi; Virgin Mary; brooch; Passekårsa; material culture; Jungfru Maria; malja; materiell kultur; Archaeology; Arkeologi; Gällivare; Malja; Marian; Talets
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-446312

Sámi culture and resources have long been exploited by the Swedish state, church and government. The material culture that was collected during the late 19th and early 20th century, has many times lost their original meaning and context later on in museum collections. This is problematic and needs to change in order to prevent further damage to the Sámi material and immaterial culture. This study aims to analyse the Sámi silver brooches with Marian-symbols, that were found together with other types of silver artefacts at Passekårsa, Gällivare parish. By doing this type of analysis it allows for further and mor difficult discussions to be adressed and it also allows for the silver find in question to be further contextualized. We non-Sámi archaeologists, scientists and staff at museums need to talk about how we are interpreting, examining and portraying Sámi cultural heritage whether it concerns human remains, places of sacrifice or small silver brooches.