Fragment: Bag Item Number: A2.500 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
The bag fragment is made from five pieces of sealskin with hair, sewn with sinew and folded in half. The top and side are trimmed with hairless strips of skin. Through openings left in this seam a plaited cord of sinew is strung. At the end of this cord a bone pin is attached. The bottom is open, possibly cut off from the bottom of the original bag.
History Of Use
Sealskin bags were used among the Inuinait to store blubber.
Specific Techniques
The pieces are sewn together with an overcast stitch.
Narrative
According to the old Museum ledger, Ian M. Mackinnon presented Frank Burnett with this collection of Inuit objects. They were collected during his three years of residence in the Coppermine River area, probably 1921-24.
Item History
- Made in Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada before 1925
- Collected between 1921 and 1924
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Owned by Ian M. Mackinnon between 1921 and 1924
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
Who
- Culture
- Inuit: Inuinnait
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett and Ian M. Mackinnon
- 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 1921 and 1924
- Ownership Date
- before 1927 and between 1921 and 1924
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 51
- Accession Number
- 2191/0113