The cultural life of the Sacha people reaches its annual peak during the Ysyach festival, which celebrates the rebirth of nature after the long winter. During this festival, rituals involving fermented mare's milk express the special worship of the horse, which the Sacha people still depend on today for food and materials. Many of the objects on display here are used during this festival. In the past, shamans also played a special role among the Sacha people as mediators between humans and the powers of nature, which were both benevolent and sometimes hostile.

Horse breeding remains one of the Sacha's main sources of income, providing not only milk and meat but also important materials for making clothing. For this reason, horses are still worshipped in rituals, and riding equipment was sometimes decorated with elaborate designs.

The household items shown here mainly include vessels and utensils used in the processing and consumption of milk. The use of birch bark in the construction of traditional dwellings is also shown.

The cut of the clothing and the design and meaning of the ornaments are based on long traditions. Comparing and studying older garments in Western museums helps many Sacha to rediscover old and sometimes almost forgotten techniques and motifs in their work.