Asa Kitok, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Asa Kitok

Sami artisan

Date of Birth: 05-Mar-1894

Date of Death: 22-Dec-1986

Profession: artist, artisan

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Asa Kitok, born Asa Persdotter Vitsak, (1894–1986) was a Swedish Sami artisan who reintroduced the art of working with birch roots.
She had learnt birch-root weaving as a child at a time when it was close to disappearing.
Her achievements have led to the Asa Kitok Scholarship which is awarded annually to Sami artisans working in Sweden.