Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card notes: "The harness belonged to Johannes Nilsson Nutti, an old Lapp, who looked over sixty years old and who was living in Mikel Rasti's " stuga" at Porjus. (Rasti was Nutti's son in law). He said that the " lenkut" was thirty years old and that it was painted afterwards. Nutti said that he made it himself. Note his initials. They explained that the decorated cloth piece, although it looked new, had been hanging unused in the storeroom for years and was formerly only used for going to market. It was not used for ordinary migration (which was still carried out in reindeer sledges). The owner had this clothpiece prior to 1923, when they moved to Porjs from Karesuando."
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Author: Remke Velden

Description (Physical description)
Harness - Reindeer harness.
B: two wooden pieces (" lenkut"), which fit over deer's neck.
Event Date
Author: Remke Velden

Context (Display)
Exhibited: On display in the Maudslay Hall, until 3.7.1986. Re-displayed in Drawer 67A in the refurbished gallery from 1990- 2015. From 1990-2009 the case showed material from Finland and was re-furbished in 2009 by Mark Elliott and Carine Durand to showcase the Sami drums and duoji, with the wall case and facing case also showing Sami material.
Event Date 19/5/2016
Author: Remke Velden

Description (Physical description)
Lenkut. Part of a reindeer harness that goes over the deer's neck, made by Johannes Nilsson Nutti. It consists of two curved pieces of wood, connected to each other with a leather thong to create a flexible joint. There is a hide strap, with some white hair still present, attached to each of the wooden sections, with a metal ring at each end. A loop of hide is tied through each ring.
Event Date 2/3/2023
Author: Remke Velden