travel treasure # 4: far north, Sweden

            Little treasures from two different journeys, front L - R:
1. A bracelet with pewter thread embroidery and reindeer hide, a traditional Sami handcraft. 
2. A pendant designed as a miniature Sami drum by renowned (Swedish) Sami knife maker, Jonny Walker Nilsson, inspired by  the ten thousand year old Sami culture in Lapland. (More on the pendant below.)
3. A cloth patch from Jänsmässholmen, which once was a boarding school for Sami children (then forced to attend by the Swedish governement), now a hotel, located in the Sami village of Krokum.
Back: A small handwoven birch bark basket.
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For the treasure hunt "April - Monthly Project" in the 365/2022 - Into the Light group.

Jonny Walker Nilsson described the pendant/necklace thus:
"The nåjd used the drum and the joik – Sami chanting – to awaken to other levels of reality to cure illness, find the right path during migration, and help the community in times of crisis. The drum reads like a map of Sami cosmology, covered with symbols depicting the gods and goddesses of Sami nature religion. In ancient times, every family owned a drum, each one unique, depicting the animals and familiar surroundings that were significant to them. Outlawed by the church and state, most drums were confiscated and destroyed. Today, there about 70 known Sami drums in existence, kept in museums around the world. This unique piece of jewelry is a miniature art version of the magic Sami drum. The necklace is designed, handmade and initialed by Nilsson. The materials are reindeer horn, Arctic birch burl and reindeer leather; and it contains a small steel, free-moving ball. Nilsson personally collected the horn and wood. The reindeer shed their antlers each year. Only horn of the right coloring and density are used and it has been dried at least a year. The engravings are hand made and carved freehand with a sharp engraving tool. Bark powder is rubbed into the engravings before the horn is polished. Arctic birch burl is extremely hard and because the wood has been dried for a long time before use, it is extremely stable. The wood is stained with a mix of bark powder and ammonia to bring out the beautiful Birdseye pattern. The wood can be gently oiled with mineral or camellia oil to enhance the coloring and pattern if necessary, however the oil should not be allowed to get on the reindeer horn, which could stain. The reindeer necklace is 30 inches long and adjusted with the reindeer antler clasp."                                
   

Taken on: April 6, 2022

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