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kamik
Object Type
kamik
Museum number
Am1994,06.2.g
Description
Scraped and chewed sample of seal skin, bearded seal, ujuk, hair off, cut for sole of adult's boot, kamik.
Producer name
Made by:
Mary Peter
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Inuit
Made by:
Eskimo-Aleut
Production date
1992-1994
(?)
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Jonathan C H King
(British Museum Ethnography Dept. staff; field collection)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Iqaluit
Materials
bearded seal skin
Technique
scraped
Dimensions
Length:
35 centimetres
Width:
19 centimetres
Curator's comments
Eth.Doc.1574. Purchased April 22 1994, part of field collection made by J.C.King.
Location
Not on display
Condition
Fair
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Mary Peter
Acquisition date
1994
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Am1994,06.2.g