Inner Boots Item Number: A2.501 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pair of skin boots with the fur on the interior of the boots and the grey-white skin on the outside. One boot (a) has a slit from the top down the side.
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, 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
- Inner Boots
- Identification Number
- A2.501 a-b
- Type of Item
- boot
- Material
- caribou skin and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- sewn
- Part A
- height 31.0 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 26.3 cm
- Part B
- height 30.0 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 26.0 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
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 51
- Accession Number
- 2191/0114 a-b