Craftsmanship as a Carrier of Indigenous and Local Ecological Knowledge: Photographic Insights from Sámi Duodji and Archipelago Fishing

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Figure 1. A close up of a pot of boiling willow bark. The bark is boiled to tan the reindeer skins. Photo: Viveca Mellegård.

Figure 2. The duojár uses rules-of-thumb when measuring and checking the size of bits of skin used to make the boots. Photo: Viveca Mellegård.

Figure 3. The fisher’s embodied knowledge enable him to scan the horizon and adjust the steering, at the same time as pulling in the fishing nets. Photos: Viveca Mellegård.

Figure 4. Both craftspeople are highly skilled in using a knife. On the left, the Sámi duojár skins reindeer legs. On the right the fisher fillets aboard at the same time as looking at the horizon. Photos: Viveca Mellegård.