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Woman's boots

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    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Caribou Inuit [Sharwaktormiut]

    Collector

    Christian Leden, Non-Indian, 1882-1957

    Previous owner

    Christian Leden, Non-Indian, 1882-1957

    Seller

    Christian Leden, Non-Indian, 1882-1957

    Presenter/funding source

    James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928

    Collection History

    Collected between 1913 and 1916 by Christian Leden (1882-1957, Arctic explorer); purchased by MAI from Christian Leden in 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).

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    Date created

    1910-1915

    Catalog Number

    6/4857

    Barcode

    064857.000

    Object Type

    Clothing/Garments: Footwear

    Object Name

    Woman's boots

    Media/Materials

    Caribou hide/skin, caribou sinew

    Techniques

    Sewn

    Place

    Inland, west coast of Hudson Bay; Yathkyed Lake and Kazan River; Kivalliq Region (Keewatin); Nunavut; Canada

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    Caribou Inuit [Sharwaktormiut]
    Clothing/Garments: Footwear

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws680f6e003-5253-479a-ab19-c3bc84a5c6a8

    Record ID

    NMAI_69981

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