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Lapinkylä

Chest

Karesuando

Two kiisa chests. Both are made in the bentwood technique.

1810. A bridal kiisa. The making places are Karesuando and Enontekiö. The materials are pine and birch. Oval, with a domed lid, decorated with wood carving. The outside and the inner base are translucent-painted reddish. A greenish-black horizontal band runs across the middle of the side, along the edge on top of the lid, and narrowly along the lower and upper edges of the side. The inside of the lid has markings.
1810. A bridal kiisa. The making places are Karesuando and Enontekiö. The materials are pine and birch. Oval, with a domed lid, decorated with wood carving. The outside and the inner base are translucent-painted reddish. A greenish-black horizontal band runs across the middle of the side, along the edge on top of the lid, and narrowly along the lower and upper edges of the side. The inside of the lid has markings.Photo: Sámi Museum Siida. Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. The image is unchanged.
1850. A small kiisa. The making place is Karesuando. The bottom and the lid are pine. An oval wooden box with a domed lid. The lid and the sides of the base are decorated with wood carving. It is treated reddish. The catalog says the withe on the lid’s side was probably renewed during use.
1850. A small kiisa. The making place is Karesuando. The bottom and the lid are pine. An oval wooden box with a domed lid. The lid and the sides of the base are decorated with wood carving. It is treated reddish. The catalog says the withe on the lid’s side was probably renewed during use.Photo: Sámi Museum Siida. Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. The image is unchanged.

Inari

A kiisa. The making place is Inari. The material is wood.

1998. A kiisa with a domed lid. The oval lower part is bent from a board, and the ends of the board overlap at the back. The lid is hollowed bowl-shaped on the inside. A key belongs with it, on a reindeer-leather cord. The surface was waxed after sanding.
1998. A kiisa with a domed lid. The oval lower part is bent from a board, and the ends of the board overlap at the back. The lid is hollowed bowl-shaped on the inside. A key belongs with it, on a reindeer-leather cord. The surface was waxed after sanding.Photo: Sámi Museum Siida. Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. The image is unchanged.