Namak

Title: Namak
Creator: Mrs David Polson
Subject: Anicinabe ocitowin (Arts and crafts); Tool; Akimak (Snowshoes)
Famille: Polson
Description: Oblong piece of birchwood, pointed at both ends and perforated in the centre. Used to weave snowshoes into tight knots. Efficient tools like this can be passed down from generation to generation within a family.

Sinew needles vary in size among First Peoples. Wanda Crépeau-Etapp notes that this needle is wider than that used by the Innu, for example.
Format: Object
Étendue: Longueur: 11,5 cm ; Largeur: 1,6 cm ; Épaisseur: 0,7 cm; Length: 11.5 cm ; Width: 1.6 cm ; Thickness: 0.7 cm
Matériaux: Wood (Mitik); Birch (Wikwasatik)
Technique de fabrication: Carved
Titre antérieur: Sinew needle [Museum of Civilization]
Title replaced by the Anicinabemowin term.
Source: https://collections.mcq.org/objets/10704
Contributor: Museum of Civilization (sharing); Pikogan elders committee (description); Emilio Wawatie (description); Wanda Crépeau-Etapp (description)
Date Modified: 2025-03-28
Access Rights: Open access
License: Protected by copyrights
Identifier: MdlC75-1276-2

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