Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0006-0045A,B | |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Mukluks | |
| Culture | Caribou Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Kangiqliniq (Rankin Inlet) | |
| Maker's Name | Kathy Towtongie, possibly | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1980 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Ringed seal skin; Sinew; Commercial cloth; Embroidery thread | |
| Description | Pair of child’s outer mukluks made with black one-piece seal skin soles with inset bleached sealskin vamps; Uppers are pieced together from several pieces of haired seal skin, using a strip of darker color on the front and a contrasting strip of lighter color around the top; Leg opening is trimmed with strip of commercial blue fabric which enclosed a drawstring; Two holes for the ends of the drawstring are embroidered with green thread; All seams on boots are sewn with sinew. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 19.0, Width = 6.7, Length = 14.1 | |