Boots Item Number: 2963/4 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Child’s seal skin boots made of three pieces of fur sewn together with sinew. The top reaches to mid-calf, with fur to the outside, skin on the inside. A thin rope of sinew is threaded through holes in the top cuff, allowing the boot to be tightened around the leg. The foot of the boot has hide to the outside and fur inward and is decorated with a U shaped strip of fur on top. The sole of the boot is fur.
Cultural Context
Worn by a child.
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
- Boots
- Identification Number
- 2963/4 a-b
- Type of Item
- boot
- Material
- seal skin and seal sinew
- Part A
- height 23.0 cm, width 18.0 cm, depth 3.0 cm
- Part B
- height 26.0 cm, width 20.0 cm, depth 3.5 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
- 2963/0004 a-b