Napapiiri Finland Arctic Circle Pin

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by Kronos, Aug 17, 2018.

  1. Kronos

    Kronos Well-Known Member

    A tribal looking piece that I think is carved from bone or horn. It is marked Napapiiri on front. Has a small brass bell attached to it. Anything special? Thanks for looking.

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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is a souvenir carved from reindeer antler from Finland's Arctic Circle.
    Almost all shops there are souvenir shops, they sell reindeer antler carvings, reindeer and arctic dog soft toys, Norwegian sweaters, Santa mugs, etc.
     
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  3. April07

    April07 Well-Known Member

    Seen similar in deer farm shop next to Rovaniemi. This one looks rather oldish though.
     
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  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    This one's been around a few years - 1950s maybe, if not older. I don't know how primitive the older ones were or when the Finns started making them.
     
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  5. Kronos

    Kronos Well-Known Member

    Thank you for the ID. It does feel somewhat old. It was in with a mish mash of jewelry, some as old as the cameo and intaglio pieces I posted recently, some quite new.
     
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