Snowshoes Item Number: A2.329 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Model snow shoes of skin cross-woven over a wooden frame; frame is elliptical with one pointed end, one rounded end, and three cross-bars bridging the width in the centre.
Narrative
According to the old Museum ledger, Ian M. Mackinnon presented Frank Burnett with this collection of Inuit objects. They were said to have been collected during his years traveling to the Coppermine area, c. 1921-24.
Item History
- Made in Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada before 1925
- Collected between 1920 and 1925
- Owned by Ian M. Mackinnon
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Snowshoes
- Identification Number
- A2.329 a-b
- Type of Item
- snowshoe
- Material
- wood and caribou skin
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and woven
- Part A
- height 4.7 cm, width 50.5 cm, depth 10.7 cm
- Part B
- height 3.7 cm, width 50.0 cm, depth 10.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit: Inuinnait
- Previous Owner
- Ian M. Mackinnon and Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1925
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1925
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/1574 a-b