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 held in high esteem at seasonal festivals. Ritual drinking vessels, tools, and special containers for making fermented horse milk (kumys) are presented here. The reverence for horses is also expressed in the often particularly elaborate decorations on horse saddles and in the carefully and lovingly embroidered horse blankets.

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. This example illustrates how older objects in museum collections help today's Sakha to identify and revive old and, in some cases, forgotten craft techniques.

The cut of the clothing and the design and meaning of the ornaments go back to long traditions. Two women's coats are used to explain the motifs of embroidered ornaments that express belonging to family groups. In addition, certain motifs also show the reverence for benevolent forces and the protection against evil spirits. Similar motifs can also be found on the cap ornaments. Like other items of clothing, headwear also has to cope with the extreme temperatures during winter and therefore has special add-ons such as forehead and ear warmers.