Child's Mittens Item Number: 2963/3 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pair of child’s seal skin mittens, each made of four pieces of fur sewn together with sinew. The fur is a mottled white and brown. Mittens are wide at the wrists, narrowing slightly toward the rounded tops, with large thumbs. Cuffs are sewn to the wrists with fur to the inside, hide to the outside. The interiors are unlined.
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 Mittens
- Identification Number
- 2963/3 a-b
- Type of Item
- mitten
- Material
- seal skin and seal sinew
- Part A
- height 14.5 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 2.0 cm
- Part B
- height 14.5 cm, width 8.5 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
- 2963/0003 a-b