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The Saami craft tradition has its roots in the migration of hunters between different hunting grounds. Tools had to be easy to carry. Raw materials were taken directly from the natural surroundings: reindeer skin, antler, birchwood and roots.
Today, Saami crafts have the status of decorative artisanry. Stylistically functional in form, they bear distinctive, often locally developed ornamentation.
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Native costume

Native costume

Saami traditional dress employs a frock coat. Often blue in color and made from fine wool, its appearance can vary depending on which region of Saamiland it comes from. Today, native costume is used for festive and holiday dress, and to display ethnic identity.

Native costume
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Feminine crafts

Feminine crafts The women sewed clothes and shoes of reindeer leather. Garments were adapted for the winter's arctic cold. Ceremonial clothing was decoratively embroidered with threads of tin. Roots were braided for cheese baskets and cord for fishing nets.

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