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Pelt
- Material
- ANIMAL-SKIN; WOOD-WILLOW (MAPLE LEAF);
- Description
- A beaver pelt with fur on the front and scraped hide on the back. The pelt has the eyeholes, nose and ears left on. It is attached to the willow circular frame with either spruce or cedar root rope. White cord ties the ends of the willow frame together.
- Other Names
- BEAVER PELT
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- LEATHER,HORN,SHELLWORKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- EXCHANGE MEDIUM
- Description
- A beaver pelt with fur on the front and scraped hide on the back. The pelt has the eyeholes, nose and ears left on. It is attached to the willow circular frame with either spruce or cedar root rope. White cord ties the ends of the willow frame together.
- History Of Use
- Chief Thomas Seymour George 1892-1974; Mary Wells George 1900-1981. Both were born in Hagwilget village and married in 1915. Thomas was Chief of the Bear Tribe in the Carrier Nation and Mary was well known for leather crafts, and traditional foods. Thomas had a trap line that he actively worked and Mary helped with the pelts.
This beaver pelt was stretched onto the willow frame when it was wet. When dried, the hair would have been scraped off with a scraper. The willow is Maple Leaf willow found along the Telkwa High Road and points west. The fur is lashed to the willow with either spruce or cedar root.
- Material
- ANIMAL-SKIN; WOOD-WILLOW (MAPLE LEAF);
- Height
- 3
- Width
- 51
- Length
- 70.5
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- odd shape/egg shape
- Accession No.
- 1986.2.4
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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