E0274A: Inuit- Boots

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0274A

Classification Category:

10:Unclassifiable Artifacts

Materials:

binding agents ➔ adhesive

Dimensions:

14.5 cm L
6.5 cm W
14 cm H

Provenance of Object:

Alaska, U.S.

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Production Date:

Late 19th Century-Early 20th Century

Use/Function:

"Boots were made from a variety of materials such as seal skins but salmon skin was also used along with the furs from caribou. To be successful they needed to be warm and water proof. They often had hard, high-crimped soles."- Miller, Clara (2015). Student Exhibit: All the Small Things. EXH 2015.03.

Source Locality:

Alaska, USA

Description:

A pair of leather Inuit children's boots.

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