{{Peacock, date=May 2022 Duodji is a traditional

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handicraft A handicraft, sometimes more precisely expressed as artisanal handicraft or handmade, is any of a wide variety of types of work where useful and decorative objects are made completely by one’s hand or by using only simple, non-automated re ...

, dating back to a time when the Sami were far more isolated from the outside world than they are today. Duodji tools, clothing and accessories are intended to primarily be functional, but may also incorporate

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elements. Some examples include

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, cases, ladies' bags, wooden

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, and articles of

clothing Clothing (also known as clothes, apparel, and attire) are items worn on the body. Typically, clothing is made of fabrics or textiles, but over time it has included garments made from animal skin and other thin sheets of materials and natural ...

. Duodji items were made and meant to be used in an everyday work environment. Kuksa 2006 09 09

Materials used

Traditionally Sami handicraft was divided into two sub-groups, men's and women's handicraft. Men used mostly wood and antlers as well as other bones from reindeer when crafting, while women used leather and roots. The traditional Sami colours are red, green, blue and yellow.

Well known artists

Duodji artists are still active in Sapmi and still carry on the traditions of the Duodji. Although there have been slight changes in the traditional Duodji, today they are considered valuable pieces of art by collectors from all over the world. Some modern Duodji artists are Olov Svonni,

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Lars Pirak Lars Pirak (27 July 1932 – 2 October 2008) was a Lule and North Sámi artist, yoiker and duodji master from Jokkmokk, Sweden. The Faculty of Arts at the University of Umeå conferred an honorary Doctorate on Pirak in 2003 in recognition of his ...

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Gákti

The traditional costume, the

gákti Gákti is a piece of traditional clothing worn by the Sámi in northern areas of Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola Peninsula in Russia. The gákti is worn both in ceremonial contexts and while working, particularly when herding reindeer. The ...

, is of great cultural importance and is mainly used for weddings, funerals, confirmations and other cultural events. The gákti's appearance differs from place to place and it tends to be longer in southern Sápmi than in the north. Traditionally leather, sinews, and wool was used to make the gákti. Today, however both velvet and silk can be used.

Gallery

File:Duodji salt cellar saltkar.JPG, Two salt cellars File:Duodji guksi drinking cup kåsa niibi knife kniv.JPG, Drinking cup and knife File:Duodji handväska med tennbroderi.JPG, Sámi purse (handbag) File:Duodji dohkka doll docka.JPG, Doll in gákti File:Duodji gáffe seahka coffee bag kaffepåse.JPG, Coffee bag File:Duodji gisa chest kista.JPG, Chest File:Duodji giehkta infant bed vagga 2.JPG, Infant bed File:Duodji gáffe seahka coffee bag kaffepåse color.JPG, Coffee bag

External links

* Duodji at Design-Handver

* Doudji Institute: https://web.archive.org/web/20090819063819/http://www.duodji.info/english/index.php?sladja=46 Retrieved Jan/29/2008 * Sameslöjdstiftelsen (Sami Duodji Association): https://web.archive.org/web/20080116222630/http://www.sameslojdstiftelsen.com/?p=42 Retrieved Jan/29/2008 Sámi culture Sámi art Handicrafts Sámi-language terms

Materials used

Well known artists

Gákti

Gallery

See also

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