01425nas a2200205 4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653001300043653001400056653001100070653001400081653001000095100001800105245004800123856015700171300001100328490000700339520085300346022002001199 d10aArtifact10aKnowledge10amuseum10anarrative10aSámi1 aT.G. Svensson00aKnowledge and artifacts: People and objects uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79953283494&doi=10.1111%2fj.1548-1379.2008.00012.x&partnerID=40&md5=7b33f8fedadfcfc4485008bc3c9f8722 a85-1040 v313 aIn the study of material culture, the connection between artifacts and knowledge is discernible. The knowledge derives primarily from people, the indigenous voice. To elucidate the inter-relationship between knowledge and objects, a narrative approach will be emphasized. The main argument relates to the connection of oral history, material culture, and ethnographic museums. My empirical frame of reference is the Sámi culture in Northern Fennoscandia and its basketry tradition, and the general focus will emphasize adequate knowledge-generating processes. One single object, a so-called mini kisa, collected in 2003, will be used as a case in point. The body of knowledge discussed contains both tangible and intangible heritage, thereby making the object speak for culture. And, in my view, museums have an obligation to master these demands. a08928339 (ISSN)