Antler čoarvi Duodji: tools, materials etc.

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Antler c*oarvi is another important raw material for Saami handicraft duodji. The antler of both the doe and the buck is used, but most artists prefer the antlers from five-year-old bucks as they are bigger and stronger. However, old handicraft shows that smaller antler have been good enough as raw material. Big knife sheaths show this. If one looks at museum objects it is evident that the making of big knife sheaths was more common when the Saami started to produce knife sheaths. These big sheaths are made of two antlers that are joined together to form the breadth of the sheath. The big knife is an important tool for making handicraft and repairing things. The shape of the sheath and the knife handle has changed as well as other artefacts throughout history. Older knives show some local differences in shape and decoration. The shape of the sheath can be divided into three: straight, bent or sharply bent. These differences are no longer that important as handicraft is nowadays taught at school.

Some knife makers have made big knife making their source of income. It is possible to follow the development of antler sheaths over a long period of time and see which period was the most successful. The Saami knife makers of today are well known in the world of knife makers. For a long time, many collectors have been interested in antler sheaths and knives, and this has made the Saami knife a collector's item. This has led to the knife maker producing knives for the market.

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