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Aparejo
- Description
- A handmade aparejo, or saddle pack, of reddish-brown leather.
- Manufacturer
- Handmade
- Original Owner
- Theo. B. Campbell, of Kispiox
- Other Names
- Pack saddle
- Category
- DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORTATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- LAND TRANSPORTATION ACCESSORY
- Start Date
- 1850s
- Period or Date Notes
- Handmade in Mexico.
- Description
- A handmade aparejo, or saddle pack, of reddish-brown leather.
- Narrative
- It was not common in the north and is of Mexican or Spanish origin. (Noted in accession notes)
- History Of Use
- Used by the donor on the Yukon Telegraph Line in 1928-1936, and later for carrying supplies on big game hunts and government survey expeditions north from Hazelton along the Skeena watershed.
- Significance
- July 9, 1988: Visitor to museum said it was very valuable and was sought after by collectors in Arizona. The Aparejo was pads for the pack. The pack was called "Alforja."
- Accession No.
- 1979.158.3
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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