On November 17, the exhibition Sakhalin and the Kurils. Threads of Time will open in Irkutsk from the collections of the Sakhalin Regional Museum of Local Lore. Visitors will see exhibits on Sakhalin during penal servitude, A. P. Chekhovs visit, and rare archaeological finds, ritual objects and traditional items of the islands indigenous peoples. Of special interest are ritual ikunisi spatulas, which depicted real events from a persons life.
In Irkutsk, on November 17, the History Department of the Irkutsk Regional Museum of Local Lore will host the exhibition “Sakhalin and the Kurils. Threads of Time” from the Sakhalin Regional Museum of Local Lore (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.According to the museum’s press service, visitors to the exhibition will be able to see exhibits telling about Sakhalin during the penal servitude period, and about the visit of the famous Russian writer A. P. Chekhov to the island.
A special place in the exhibition is occupied by archaeological finds from the Neolithic, Paleometal, and Middle Ages, tools and implements made of stone and bone, ceramic изделия and ornaments. In addition, guests will become acquainted with ritual objects, traditional clothing and footwear, and craft items of the indigenous peoples of Sakhalin – the Nivkhs, Uilta, and Evenks. Among the special exhibits are ritual ikunisi spoons, in the making of which real events from the life of the person for whom the spoon was carved were depicted on them.
The exhibition will be held at: 2 Karl Marx Street; detailed information can be obtained by phone at 33-34-49.