Fragment: Skin Item Number: 527/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Irregularly shaped piece of tan-coloured hide with many machine-made stitches with black thread.
Narrative
The donor, Lillian French, worked as a nurse and a teacher in several communities in British Columbia, the Yukon and Northwest Territories, between the late 1930s and 1960s. The communities included Alert Bay, BC, Port Simpson, BC; Old Crow, YT; and Fort MacPherson, NWT. During those years she collected examples of handicrafts, and received gifts from her pupils and patients.
Item History
- Made in Canada
- Collected between 1940 and 1950
- Owned by Lillian French before April 19, 1979
- Received from Lillian French (Donor) on April 19, 1979
What
- Name
- Fragment: Skin
- Identification Number
- 527/1
- Type of Item
- skin
- Material
- skin and cotton fibre ?
- Overall
- height 2.0 cm, width 105.0 cm, depth 49.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Arctic America
- Previous Owner
- Lillian French
- Received from
- Lillian French (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1940 and 1950
- Ownership Date
- before April 19, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on April 19, 1979
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0527/0001