Boots Item Number: Na997 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Boots with hide soles, white canvas uppers with black side sections, brown fur trim around the calf and at the cuff, and hide thongs that cross around the back of the ankle to tie at the front. The vamp and upper border is embroidered with a multicoloured floral design. Each has an orange and yellow-braided yarn drawstring with brown, light purple and dark green yarn tassels.
History Of Use
Specially adapted footwear for the arctic. Mukluks are both warm and flexible. Fur socks are frequently worn inside. Mukluks are an item of clothing still made and worn today. Since traditional times, decoration has become more elaborate.
Narrative
Collected by Grace Adam between 1950 and 1965. Said to have been made by a tuberculosis patient at the Charles Camsell Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta.
Item History
- Made in Canada before 1965
- Collected before 1965
- Owned by Norrie Barth before January 16, 1985
- Received from Norrie Barth (Donor) on January 16, 1985
What
- Name
- Boots
- Identification Number
- Na997 a-b
- Type of Item
- boot
- Material
- cotton fibre, wool fibre, skin, leather skin and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- sewn, embroidered and braided
- Part B
- height 44.0 cm, width 23.5 cm
- Part A
- height 44.0 cm, width 25.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Norrie Barth
- Received from
- Norrie Barth (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1965
- Collection Date
- before 1965
- Ownership Date
- before January 16, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on January 16, 1985
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1020/0004 a-b