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Akimesak

Title
Akimesak
Contributor
Musée de la Civilisation (sharing)
Roger Wylde (title and description)
Creator
Violet Thivierge
Peter Thivierge
Language
English
Subject
Transportation
Crafts
Snowshoes (Akimak)
Winter (Pibon)
Snow (Kôn)
Famille
Thivierge
Description
Pair of foliated snowshoes. Outer frame in wood. Inside cut from two transverse wooden bars to which the skin and yellow string straps are attached to form the weave. Tie straps in the centre. Green wool decoration all around.

Men and women worked together to make snowshoes: the former made the wooden frame, the latter braided the interior. As much as the choice and preparation of the wood used for the barrel, the cutting and braiding of the skin strips required a great deal of technical know-how.

These snowshoes may have been used by a young child, but it's more likely that they were simply used for decoration.
Format
Object
Caractéristiques du format
Length: 29 cm ; Width: 10 cm
Matériaux
Wood (Mitik)
Leather (Packwekin)
Wool
Nerve
String
Technique de fabrication
Carved
Arched
Braided
Knotted
Titre antérieur
Miniature snowshoe [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
MdlC75-1165