Reindeer skin processing
Dublin Core
Title
Reindeer skin processing
Description
An electric screwdriver with a ball attachment is used to remove flesh and thin flesh films, preparing the reindeer skin for processing. Traditionally, this has been done with different scraping tools.
Contributor
Kjersti Robertsen
Language
Norweigan and northern Sámi
Type
Intangible
Identifier
940
Alternative Title
Fjerning av kjøtt, fett og hinner på reinskinn med elektrisk skrutrekker med pusseball
Europeana
Country
Norway
Intangible Item Type Metadata
Knowledge
How much or little to process the reindeer skin for the desired finished product
Knowledge Transfer
Between people in families and duodji-societies/clubs
Practitioners
Duojárs/ duodji (Sámi handicrafts) practitioners, both male and female, all ages from youths to elderly.
Function
It is part of making the materials for the traditional Sámi crafts/duodji
Origins and change
The manual methods of removing flesh from the skins are very old, but the method of using the electrical screwdriver is newer.
Places
Sápmi
Technological Threats
Industrial production,Surge of new technologies
Weakened Practice
Aged practitioners,Diminishing participation,Diminishing youth interest,Haltered transmission between generations
Loss Threats
Loss of cultural spaces,Loss of knowledge,Material shortage
Place Description
Markasámi village
Place
Ramavuolle/Reinåsen, Tjeldsund, Troms, Norway
Domains
leatherwork
External ID
MN_CP_07
Citation
“Reindeer skin processing,” VERAP, accessed May 26, 2026, https://culturality.museum/omeka/items/show/2275.
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