Sami Knives and Sami Art?

[Stew]

I've always loved the look of the classic Sami knife and after seeing Wayland's at the Chedworth meet it's increased my interest even more.

I've been having a bit of a search round to look at the different styles and patterns carved into the reindeer antler. The variety is amazing. There are 2 distinct styles. The North Sami has a sheath with an almost 90 degree bend in the lower antler section whereas the South Sami-style has an antler section that is more gentle. Apart from that, I have seen no obvious distinction.

Here are a few of the pictures I have saved:

I've been through BB, BCUK, kniv-per's shop and brisa, plus random sites I've ound.

Does anyone have any good sites with pictures on?

I'm not looking for just knives, but any Sami handicraft work as I find it amazing. The scrimshaw work they do is mindblowing. Can you imagine doing all the work of making a piece then having to spend all that time scrimshawing it afterwards - one slip could be devastating!

Check these out:

I would be interested in any sites that talk about Sami culture and history too.

 

[BorderReiver]

Stew,there a fair few on Google (not being sarcastic),in fact so many it is difficult to chose.

The art and the culture are fascinating.It's easy to spend a whole evening working thruogh the links.

 

[Stew]

Ta.

I have had a bit of a search but wondered if anyone knew which were the good ones already!

 

[Snufkin]

Beautiful pics, there are some amazingly talented artists out there. Must be those long winter evenings .

 

[Squidders]

Not aware of any good links for the culture but I can imagine living the sami life for a few decades and you'd find something to do in the evenings that was time cosuming and cheap too