boot;
kamik
- Museum number
- Am1992,16.37.a-b
- Description
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Pair of man's boots/kamiks made of harp and bearded seal skin, cotton, wool. The leg is made of a single piece of scraped seal skin formed with a single vertical seam at the front. A horizontal band of fur-on skin is attached to the top bearing a cotton fabric hem containing a red wool drawstring. The sole and vamp are made of two separate sections of skin, the sole is crimped at the toe and heel.
- Production date
- 1989 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 45 centimetres
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Width: 13 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Made for Tim Borlase, a teacher and founder and organiser of the Labrador Creative Arts Festival.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1992
- Acquisition notes
- Total purchase price of this collection and 1992 Am5 was £2407
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am1992,16.37.a-b
