Superb Sami Spoon
Finland - Lapland
Reindeer horn
19th century
Height 4 5/8"
Provenance: Private collection, Helsinki, Finland
The sami people sent spoons, made of reindeer horn, to silver workshops in Southern Norway and Northern Sweden. These reindeer horn spoons were used as models to produce silver spoons which the sami people used to eat with. All the sami people had a spoon in a small bag attached to their belt of which this one is truly extraordinary and very rare as such.
Finland - Lapland
Reindeer horn
19th century
Height 4 5/8"
Provenance: Private collection, Helsinki, Finland
The sami people sent spoons, made of reindeer horn, to silver workshops in Southern Norway and Northern Sweden. These reindeer horn spoons were used as models to produce silver spoons which the sami people used to eat with. All the sami people had a spoon in a small bag attached to their belt of which this one is truly extraordinary and very rare as such.
Finland - Lapland
Reindeer horn
19th century
Height 4 5/8"
Provenance: Private collection, Helsinki, Finland
The sami people sent spoons, made of reindeer horn, to silver workshops in Southern Norway and Northern Sweden. These reindeer horn spoons were used as models to produce silver spoons which the sami people used to eat with. All the sami people had a spoon in a small bag attached to their belt of which this one is truly extraordinary and very rare as such.