Sámi Tape loom - 1856

Object/Artifact

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The Askmo Collection

Sámi tape loom date

Sámi tape loom date

Name/Title

Sámi Tape loom - 1856

Entry/Object ID

SCA0005

Description

With the Sámi tape loom, skilled hands wove woolen ribbons that were bound from the boot upward in tight spirals, sealing out snow during long winter journeys. Practical yet distinctive, these boot ribbons were the precursor to the modern gaiter.

Category

Sámi collection
Askmo Ski Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown Sámi maker

Date made

Feb 5, 1856

Time Period

19th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Swedish Lapland

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Swedish Lapland

Continent

Europe

* Untyped Cultural Region

Arctic North, Swedish Lapland

Culture/Tribe

Sámi
Arctic hunter-gatherers

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Initials L K P & Den (for "the" in Swedish) 1856 5 Febrvareri

Dimensions

Dimension Description

The depth is 1.5 cm on top and bottom but only 4 mm for the rest.

Height

15 cm

Width

12.2 cm

Depth

1.5 cm

Material

Wood, Birch

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Home office Taos

Date

January 25, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Jan 13, 2025

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Date

Mar 27, 2009

Web Links and URLs

See usage of this type of tape loom on this postcard.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

January 13, 2025

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 27, 2026