Context (Field collection)
‘The artefact was collected by Sharon Webb following Ph.D. fieldwork done in the area in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002. Interviews were made with the makers of the artefacts, these are lodged in the Museum’s paper archive with tapes of the interviews and a copy of the report on the collecting project. The interviews consist of detailed conversations as to how the artefacts were made and what they mean to the Sámi today. All Sámi handicrafts are called duodji (this translates as ‘anything a Sámi person makes with their hands’). See ACCESSION for details on the handicraft worker and on the making of the object. Notes made during fieldwork.' S. Webb - 20/3/2003. 
Event Date 8/5/2003
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Watch strap made from de-haired reindeer leather (sisti), a strip of leather forms the base, onto this has been sewn a smaller strip of yellow woollen cloth. The edges of the sisti turn over this yellow cloth, and it has been decorated with abstract designs sewn in pewter thread. The back of the strip of leather has two slits through which a narrower strip of leather has been passed, this appears on the front side in the middle of the decorated woollen strip for a watch to be attached.
Event Date 8/5/2003
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Watch strap, made by Irina Nutti, composed of de-haired reindeer leather (sisti), yellow woollen textile, and pewter thread. Base is a rectangular band of leather with rounded corners. Edges of the leather are turned over a smaller band of yellow woollen textile, sewn with waxed nylon thread, and decorated with geometric designs in pewter thread. Back has two slits, through which a narrower leather strip is passed; one end has five small perforations, other end has a metal buckle, possibly of nickel.
Event Date 8/3/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad