Work
Livelihoods
The Sámi Parliament lists fishing, reindeer herding, hunting, gathering, and Sámi handicraft as traditional livelihoods, together with their present forms. The language is used in the work, and the skill passes from one generation to the next. (Sámi Parliament of Finland)
Duodji
Handicraft is duodji in North Sámi, tyeji in Inari Sámi, and tuejj in Skolt Sámi. The parliament’s glossary says it was made for everyday needs: clothes, shoes, boats, sleds, cradles, and wooden burl cups. (Sámi Parliament of Finland)
Pulk
Schefferus calls the travelling sledge a pulca. It is made in the fashion of half a boat, with the prow turned up, and it is fastened to a reindeer. This is the book’s drawing, not a pulk from one place. (Schefferus 1674)
Now
A current photograph of reindeer herding is missing. We are asking Siida.
Sámi Museum Siida