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Leaving Norway with essentials
Three leg stool by Janet Smith
Cows at Water by Anders Askevold mid 1800s
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Alesund Bridal Chest displayed Museum
Traditional Bunad knife and Sleeve A. Askevold
BIBLE Box
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1 Handcrafted bed typical of
early Norwegian Design. On display at a Museum
2. Copy of original church
baptism record for Birgitte Lauritzen Halsan 1866
3. Handmade Norwegian wooden
cheese maker
4, Handmade wood bucket for
processing cheese. Buttermilk and cream, Soft cheese,curds and whey, all
were staples of the families diet.
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1.Handcrafted Norwegian corner
cupboad "horneskap"
2. Grandfather clock in Årdal
Museum,Sogn, signed Thomas Olsen 1864. Two hardanger fiddles, a leather
chair, and a wood 3 leg chair. E.J.Lund
3. Wooden carved egg presented
by King to blind Jørand Engbretsd 1874.
Janet Stephenson
4. Ale Bowl rosmaled "Drink
the beer before its flat. Embrace the girls before she sleeps". Evonne
Cain
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1.. Viking boat Souvenir from Norway circa 1929
2. Utensil that was used to cut the special Norwegian
Fatinggman cookies that were a Christmas favorite.
3. Parlor set originally in Bergen. Belonged to E.J.Lunds
Aunt. Egil restored this set, and its in his home in Årdal,Sogn.
4. Handcrafted wooden Norwegian potato grinder. Likely
used for making Lefse.
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1. Hand carved wooden Lefse Turner from Norway. Collection
of Jim Bergquist
2. Colorful Norwegian
embroidery by Albine Rolfson of Tjøtta, Nordland circa 1890. Collection
Karla Mattila
3. Mangel Board
- Often crafted by suitors to gift a fiance, for rolling and pressing clothes
circa 1700 Telemark.
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1.Jac Bratlund painting circa
1890s. Kirke Folke
2. Martin Eidhammer heirlooms.
Dining table, chairs, sideboard, platform rocking chair.
3. Immigrant Trunk with name
Johnsons, dated 1842
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1. Kubberstol - Lister Jensine
Turner handcarded chair, from tree stump. 1866 A traditional Norwegian
craft.
2. Horse drawn trolley display
in Museum Oslo
3. Handcrafted wooden Norwegian
storage containers,and typical kitchen in back. Museum display
4. Kubberrulle. Wooden
carved wheels on cart base. Museum Display.
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1. Norwegian pipe that belonged
Keith DeBates ggggrandfather. His gr-gr-grandmother in brought it over
to the U.S. in 1882.
2. The engraving on this fine
pipe shows name of Keiths grandfather.
3. Utensils used for making
lefse, potatoes,bread,meat. Some from bone, others carved. Evonne
Cain collection.
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1. Utensils for rolling cookies, mashing potatoes,serving. Evonne
Cain.
2. Lovely Silver Serving Spoons and Forks.
3. Old Graves Stones being reused in a cemetery in
Holmedal, Norway. Holmedal is a parish near Askvoll. The policy
is to reuse graves and replace the markers if the grave has been neglected
for 30 years. Some of the stones are now stairs for the church.
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1. Enamal bracelet with handpainted Ship,Reindeer, Sunset in traditional
Norwegian style. Also a Solje. Richard Halvorson collection
2. Norwegian Solje -
a jeweled pin, worn at neck on special events, or part of bunad costume.
Said to have protective powers. Ellen Coloumbe
3. Handwoven Norwegian basket.
Used for egg collecting, berry picking, holding bread, or darning.
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1. Norwegian lady making Lefse outside. Note the large pile of Lefse
below her.
2. A woman milks her Goat, while two others watch from door.
Note the rocky landscape, and her wood bucket. Hat on woman in door.
3. Restored wood burning stove, made in Bergen by WINGAARD
JERNSTØBERIER No.264 (models) , ca. between 1880-1900.
We use this stove in winter time when it is cold, and burning "bjørk"
(birch). This has been on a little farm here in Årdal, and is now
in our house.
Photo and story by Egil J. Lund of Årdal,Sogn. Ardal
Sogelag http://www.sogelaget.no/
