Maja Hilma Dunfjeld (born 20 March 1947) is a

South Sami South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

researcher and duodji craftswoman who lives in Harran in central Norway. A graduate of the University of Tromsø, since 1980 she has provided consultative services on duodji art and has lectured at the Duodji Institute, part of the

Nordic Sámi Institute The Nordic Sami Institute is a research institution located at Guovdageaidnu (Kautokeino) in Norway. It is affiliated to Sámi University College. The mission of the institute is to strengthen and develop Sami languages, culture and social life. Th ...

. Dunfjeld was born and raised in Namdalen in

Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. The county was established in 1804 when the old Trondhjems amt was divided into two: Nordre Trondhjems amt and S ...

. Specializing in duodji, she earned a doctorate in history of art from the University of Tromsø. Her thesis, '' Tjaalehtjimmie: form og innhold i sørsamisk ornamentikk'', has been published. She was the first to study duodji as her main subject at the National Teachers College for Arts and Crafts in Oslo. In addition to her lecturing and consultative work, she has offered advice on the decoration of a number of public buildings.

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