Coil Skin Rope Item Number: E1107-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Records in the SI Archives of the Office of Distribution say this was sent to Chicago Academy in 1867 but apparently either this is incorrect or it was later returned to the MuseumE1107, line # 2 of 2 (line # 1 of 2 not described on website): Source of the information below: Inuvialuit Pitqusiit Inuuniarutait: Inuvialuit Living History, The MacFarlane Collection website, by the Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Centre (ICRC), Inuvik, N.W.T., Canada (website credits here http://www.inuvialuitlivinghistory.ca/posts/12 ), entry on this artifact http://www.inuvialuitlivinghistory.ca/items/99 , retrieved 12-10-2019: Coiled line made from the hide of an unidentified animal. It is approximately 1 cm. wide and 5 metres in length. The coils have been tied with a smaller thong, also made from hide.
Item History
- Made in Northwest Territories, Canada
- Collected in Northwest Territories, Canada
- Received from Roderick R. MacFarlane on May 18, 1865
What
- Name
- Coil Skin Rope
- Identification Number
- E1107-0
- Type of Item
- line
Who
- Culture
- Eskimo, Inuit and Inuvialuk
- Received from
- Roderick R. MacFarlane
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Northwest Territories, Canada
- Collected in
- Northwest Territories, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on May 18, 1865
Other
- Accession Number
- 65A00065