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Mikos

Title
Mikos
Contributor
Musée de la Civilisation (sharing)
Richard Ejinagosi Kistabish (description)
Creator
Thomas Damase
Language
English
Subject
Tool
Shelter
Famille
Damase
Description
Piobik (metal) inserted in a cylindrical birchwood handle. This tool is used to drill holes in moose, bear or beaver hides to make shelters and blankets. Moose hide is ideal for shelter construction, as it is very thick and waterproof. The wood used to make the awl handle comes from birch, a tree of great importance to the Anishinabek. By being transformed into a tool, the birch fulfills its responsibility to humans, who in turn bring it to life.
Tool also used to drill holes in the birchbark to make canoes.

This type of tool was probably used as early as the 17th century, when communities had access to metal.
Format
Object
Caractéristiques du format
Length: 18.8 cm ; Width: 3 cm
Matériaux
Wood (Mitik)
Birch (Wikwasatik)
Metal (Piobik)
Technique de fabrication
Carved
Date Created
1965
Actualité
No longer in common use
Titre antérieur
Awl [Musée de la Civilisation]
Title replaced by the Anicinabemowin term.
Access Rights
Open access
License
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Date Modified
2024-10-02
Identifier
MdlC75-1092