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Kollum - a hollowing knife for extraction of pine sapwood. Saami

Title:

Kollum - a hollowing knife for extraction of pine sapwood

Ethnic groups:

Saami

Territory:

Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Okrug

Date:

19th century

Material:

Bone: horn (reindeer)

Number:

РЭМ 6794-86

Annotation:

A hollowing knife for extraction of pine sapwood, or the inner layer of pine bark, used by the Saami as a seasoning for fish soup, and also added to flour when baking bread. A collum is part of the set of tools for extraction and preparation of pine grits (see Nos. 6794-87, 445-2, 445-3). The archaic nature of this product is indicated by the fact that “pine bread” is mentioned as early as in the Kalevala runes. Abstract by A.A. Zankovskaya

Albums:
Arctic. Hunting and fishing
Rus:
«Коллюм» – кочедык для добывания сосновой заболони. Саамы