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Akimak

Title
Akimak
Contributor
Musée de la Civilisation (sharing)
Roger Wylde (description)
Creator
Patrick Maranda
Subject
Snowshoes (Akimak)
Winter (Pibon)
Snow (Kôn)
Transportation
Crafts
Famille
Maranda
Description
Pair of foliate snowshoes. Outer frame in wood. Inside cut from 2 transverse wooden bars to which the skin straps forming the braid are attached. Fine sinew braiding at the ends, looser in the centre. Decorated with tufts of wool around the edges.
Format
Object
Caractéristiques du format
Length: 76 cm ; Width: 33 cm ; Height: 3.5 cm
Matériaux
Sinew
Moose (Mos)
Wood (Mitik)
Wool
Mitik
Technique de fabrication
Carved
Braided
Arched
Date Created
During colonization (1763-1982)
1975
Actualité
Titre antérieur
Access Rights
Open access
License
Contact Minwashin
Date Modified
2024-08-27