 The original Cabinet of Folksongs in the National Library of Latvia | |
| Designer | Krišjānis Barons |
|---|---|
| Date | 1880 |
| Made in | Moscow |
| Height | 160 cm (63 in) |
| Width | 66 cm (26 in) |
| Depth | 42 cm (17 in) |
Cabinet of Folksongs or Cabinet of Dainas[1] (Latvian: Dainu skapis) is a cabinet 160 cm (63 in) tall, 66 cm (26 in) wide, and 42 cm (17 in) deep, in which all Latvian folksongs (dainas) collected by Latvian folklorist Krišjānis Barons are stored.[2][1] The cabinet itself was made in Moscow in 1880 after Barons' draft.[3] In 2001, the Cabinet of Folksongs was included in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.
The cabinet contains documents that preserve traditions and other details about pre-Christian Latvian tribes.[4]
- ^ a b "The Cabinet of Dainas / Dainu skapis". UNESCO. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ "Cabinet of Folksongs". UNESCO. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ "The Cabinet Of Folksongs Or Dainu Skapis". Archives of Latvian folklore. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ Memory of the World: The Treasures That Record our History from 1700 BC to the Present Day (1st ed.). Paris: UNESCO Publishing. 2012. pp. 374–375. ISBN 978-92-3-104237-9.