Saami Handcrafts. {Duodji} I have been inspired by many cultures that I have come into contact with, either through their people or their artefacts. Here is a small selection of the beautiful
Saami artefacts I have seen in various museums and collections. Some were photographed under difficult conditions and through glass but I hope you will still enjoy them. I should mention that any mistakes in classification or naming of these objects is entirely my own. The Saami speak a number of different languages and labelling of these items is often quite confusing. Even the word Saami itself can also be spelt Sami or Sámi. Here I have mainly used Saami because it best
reflects the way I have heard the word used. Where I have come across a Saami word for an item I have included it in brackets but please do not assume that these are correct in all cases. I have drawn from other sources that could be just as confused as I am. Languages are not one of my strong points. |