Child's Hood Item Number: 2963/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Child’s seal skin hood made of several strips of fur sewn together with sinew, creating a striped pattern on the exterior, with the plain skin on the interior. To the bottom is attached a long fringe of fur and skin. The hood ties closed at the front with two strips of skin.
Item History
- Made by Mary Amark (Maker) in Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada during 1995
- Owned by Lorne Balshine before July 24, 2012
- Received from Lorne Balshine (Donor) on July 24, 2012
What
- Name
- Child's Hood
- Identification Number
- 2963/2
- Type of Item
- hood
- Material
- seal skin and seal sinew
- Overall
- height 39.0 cm, width 21.0 cm, depth 7.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Mary Amark (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Lorne Balshine
- Received from
- Lorne Balshine (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1995
- Ownership Date
- before July 24, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on July 24, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2963/0002