Pasadena AB, Stockholm

What to buy here: Sámi traditional bone and wood carved practical and symbolical items- known as 'Duodji'.

The Sámi people of Sweden have their traditional craftsmanship called Duodjí passed down through generations, always marked with a symbol for true craftsmanship. The items all have a practical use, such as water bowl out of birch, water flask of leather, a knife sheath or spoon carved out of bone, small engraved boxes for sewing equipment. Leather pouches with bone pearls and leather tassels are typical, and simple ornaments such as a zigzag line or a very simple flower shape. Geometric shapes, similar to runes, are common.The practice of 'Duodji' is protected as a cultural inheritance, and has to be approved by receiving a quality hallmark symbol. The symbol is a circle of dark red, green, yellow and blue, and includes the letters 'Samí Duodji'.

Each piece of Sámi craft take hundreds of hours to create out of wood or bone, the leather is treated all the way from the animal, and the braiding of bracelets with silver or pewter thread take at least 10 hours to complete. That is why the price range is very high, for the exclusiveness and the hard work. A small knife with a bone handle is 500 EUR, a large knife 7-900 EUT, a small leather pouch 200 EUR.

The traditional handicraft of the Sámi people are sold in a very few shops in Stockholm, as the artists prefer to sell the work in person.