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Kisan bottle

This bottle was handcrafted from birch wood and adorned with hand carved Sámi patterns and horn inserts. It was traditionally used as a salt bottle to preserve salt from humidity as in the old days salt was expensive and difficult to get hold of.
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Sven-Åke Risfjell
Vilhelmina, Sweden
Being in the profession since 1980 the Sámi craftsman Sven-Åke Risfjell is well known for his handcrafted Sámi duodji objects. He works following the ...
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