Handmade Kuksa Birch Wood Cup Other 9 - 11th century

9 - 11th century

so please let us know when ordering

the ancient Gods of the Nordic people

so that you can slip them on and off without opening or closing them

- A smaller cast version of the original in solid bronze

Handmade Kuksa Birch Wood Cup Other 9 - 11th centuryHandmade Saami Drinking Cup Carved From a Birch Wood Curl. Handmade in Sweden from an ancient design using a birch curl with a plaited leather belt hanger. Used by the Saami (Lapp) people of Northern Scandinavia since ancient times, these cups are ideally suited to drinking from fresh mountain springs! It is called a Kuksa in Finnish, Ksa in Swedish, or Guksi in Saami. Capacity 150ml (5 US fl. oz). Height 5. 5cm (2. 15 inches), internal diameter 7.