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Akimak
- Title
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Akimak
- Creator
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Chief John Ferris
- Subject
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Anicinabe ocitowin (Arts and crafts)Anicinabe ocitowin (Arts and crafts)
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TransportationTransportation
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Kôn (neige)Kôn (neige)
- Spatial Coverage
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Kenogami Sibi (Kenogami River)Kenogami Sibi (Kenogami River)
- Contemporanéité
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Related to an ongoing practice, as it wasRelated to an ongoing practice, as it was
- Famille
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FerrisFerris
- Description
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Pair of snowshoes given to the McCord Museum by Mr and Mrs William Bentley. Made by John Ferris.
Men and women worked together to make the snowshoes: the former made the wooden frame and the braiding in the middle, the latter braided the ends. The braiding in the centre of the snowshoe had to be extremely strong to support the weight of one person.
The choice and preparation of the wood used for the shaft, as well as the cutting and braiding of the skin strips, required a great deal of technical know-how. -
Paires de raquettes (akimak) données par M. et Mme William Bentley au Musée McCord Stewart. Fabriquées par John Ferris.
Hommes et femmes travaillaient conjointement à la confection des raquettes: les premiers fabriquaient l'armature de bois et le tressage du centre, les secondes tressaient les extrémités. Le tressage au centre de la raquette devait être extrêmement solide afin de soutenir le poids d'une personne.
Le choix et la préparation du bois utilisé pour le fût, de même que le découpage et le tressage des lanières de peau faisaient appel à de nombreux savoirs techniques. - Format
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ObjectObject
- Étendue
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Length: 140 cm; Width: 33 cm; Height: 20.4 cm
- Matériaux
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Wood (Mitik)
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Sinew
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Cotton
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Nail
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Metal (Piobik)
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Anicinabe ocitowin (Arts and crafts)Anicinabe ocitowin (Arts and crafts)
- Technique de fabrication
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Carved
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Arched
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Braided
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Nailed
- Date Created
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1923
- Titre antérieur
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Snowshoe [Musée McCord]
Title replaced by the Anicinabemowin term. - Contributor
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Musée McCord (sharing)
- Date Modified
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2025-03-28
- Access Rights
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Open accessOpen access
- License
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Protected by copyrightsProtected by copyrights
- Identifier
- Transmission
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Pibon, PiponPibon, Pipon
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SigwanSigwan
