Sodankylän / Vuotson puku | Sámi Duodji ry
Saamelaisen käsityön ja tekijöiden puolesta jo 1975 lähtien
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Saamelaisen käsityön ja tekijöiden puolesta jo 1975 lähtien
Overview of Saami costume
Hello all, Today I will do an overview of the costumes of the Saami people. Previously they were called Lapps, but this is not what they call themselves, and they consider the term to be pejorative. The origin of the word Lapp is controverted, but it may be from Old Finnish/Estonian for a place far away. The Land of the Saami; Sápmi, Sábme, or Saemie, depending on the Dialect, is split between four nation-states, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. It consists of the northern part of the…