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The symbols generally draw inspiration from old ornamental traditions such as duodji and the "runes" of the traditional shaman's drums. The symbols generally don't follow the rules of tincture, as the "Sámi colours" are traditionally placed colour on colour (rather than colour on metal and vice versa).
Another Northern Sámi name, meavrresgárri, is a cross-language compound word: Sámi meavrres, from meavrit and Finnish möyriä ('dig, roar, mess'), plus gárri from Norwegian kar ('cup, bowl'). [5] The common Norwegian name for the drum, runebomme, is based on an earlier misunderstanding of the symbols on the drum, which interpreted them as ...
The symbol of the world tree or pillar, which reaches up to the North Star and is similar to that found in Finnish mythology, may also be present. [ 3 ] Laib Olmai , the forest spirit of some of the Sámi people, is traditionally associated with forest animals, which are regarded as his herds, and he is said to grant either good or bad luck in ...
Duodji is a traditional Sami handicraft, dating back to a time when the Sami were far more isolated from the outside world than they are today. [1] [2] [3] Duodji tools, clothing, and accessories are intended to be primarily functional, [4] [5] but may also incorporate artistic elements. [6]
Beivve Sami Sun symbol Sami Shaman drum found in Nærøysund Municipality, Norway. Beaivi, Beiwe, Bievve, Beivve or Biejje is the Sami Sun-deity; the name of the deity is the same as the name of the Sun. [1] [2] The Sami Sun-deity is usually depicted as female, but sometimes as male.
In Norway, the name of the language is samisk, and the name of the people is Same; in Finland, the name of the language is spelled saame and the name of the people saamelainen. American scientist Michael E. Krauss published in 1997 an estimate of Sámi population and their languages. [167] [168]
Depiction of Horagalles from a Sami shaman drum found in Norway. The drum symbols were copied by the Christian priest Thomas von Westen in the 18th century. [8] The two hammers of the thunder god depicted as a blue cross on a late 18th-century shaman drum from Porsanger Municipality, Western Finnmark, Norway, described by the Christian missionary Knud Leem.
Sami noaidi with a meavrresgárri drum used for runic divination.Illustration printed from copperplates by O.H. von Lode, after drawings made by Knud Leem (1767). A noaidi (Northern Sami: noaidi, Lule Sami: noajdde, Pite Sami: nåjjde, Southern Sami: nåejttie, Skolt Sami: nåidd, Kildin Sami: нуэййт / но̄ййт, Ter Sami: ныэййтӭ) is a shaman of the Sami people in the Nordic ...