Century Long Journey: the Ysyakh Model at the British Museum

Alison Brown (Creator), Tanya Argounova-Low (Creator)

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Abstract

An exhibition of mammoth ivory carving held at the National Art Museum of the Sakha Republic, Yakutsk

The model appeared at an exhibition entitled, ‘A Century-long Journey: the Ysyakh Model at the British Museum’, at the National Art Museum in Yakutsk. It was presented alongside other examples of Sakha mammoth-ivory carving, and the artefacts used at Ysyakh rituals. The exhibition ran from April 17 to September 27, 2015, and coincided with the Republic's Ysyakh celebrations in late June.

The exhibition's formal opening was on April 16, 2015. This event was televised, and widely covered in Sakha (Yakutia)'s newspapers, news websites and internet forums
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2015

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