"Jannes Holm, native of Lapland with his wife and child reindeer etc"
Record No
323390
Title
"Jannes Holm, native of Lapland with his wife and child reindeer etc"
Description
Depiction of Jannes Holm sat in a sledge pulled by a reindeer. Holm looks to his wife and child who stand beside him. This family are Sámi people, the only indigenous people of the European Union, who inhabit Lapland, North Finland. This image advertises how in 1822 this Sámi family and their reindeer were ‘exhibited’ as curiosities rather than people at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. They were stood in front of a painted backdrop and gave short sleigh-rides to visitors.
Date of execution
1822
Section
London Metropolitan Archives
Collection
Granger Entertainments
Notes
From the Entertainments Scrapbook. This collection was wrongly identified previously as part of the Granger Collection.
Catalogue No
SC_GL_ENT_006
Subjects
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