Context (Related Documents)
Photograph of object attached to back of catalogue card.
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1937.857: 'Bag (for coffee, flour or groats). Called 'saste siexka' ('saste' = tanned skin and 'siexka' = bag). The bag is made of sheep skin, much patched, with top and thongs of reindeer skin.'
Event Date 1937
Author: maa

Context (Production / use)
Note on catalogue card for 1937.857: 'This bag contained flour when bought from [illegible] Parta Puoli, at Vaisaluokta, but the family was not sure, until they looked, which of the 3 substances (coffee, flour or groats) was in it.'
Event Date 1937
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Context (Field collection)
According to the Accession register and catalogue card, this object was collected by Dr Ethel John Lindgren on 24 August 1937, 'from Karesuando Lapps now living in the Porjus area.'
Event Date 24/8/1937
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Context (Analysis)
Note authored by Mikel Utsi on the catalogue card reads: 'This is correct native term.'

Event Date 22/5/1947
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Leather bag for carrying grain and food. Sheep skin bag and reindeer thongs.
Event Date 7/12/2016
Author: maa

Conservation (Remedial)
CON.2016.3326 | Remedial
Event Date 26/4/2016
Author: Kirstie Williams

Description (Physical description)
Saste siexka. Bag made of sheep skin, with the top and thongs around the neck made of reindeer skin. The bag is oval in shape, and has several historic repairs consisting of applied patches of animal skin stitched with sinew or fibre thread. Used for holding coffee, flour or groats. The bag contains a small amount of grain and flour.
Event Date 1/3/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Context (Amendments / updates)
The bag was found to contain a small amount of grain. This grain still remains within the bag.
Event Date 1/3/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad