kamik;
boot
- Museum number
- Am1992,16.34
- Description
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Pair of child's kamiks made of hard seal skin. The uppers are made of a single piece of skin sewn vertically up the front, with a horizontal band of bleached skin on top. Further to this a hem of cotton is attached carrying the wool drawstring. The vamp and sole are separate sections of skin sewn on to the upper - the sole is crimped at heel and toe.
- Production date
- 1991
- Dimensions
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Height: 18 centimetres
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Length: 16 centimetres
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Width: 7 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Made for Brian Williams, a one year old child who had outgrown the kamiks.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1992
- Acquisition notes
- Price for the field collection as a whole, including acquisition 1992 Am5, £2307.00.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am1992,16.34
