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Sock

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Accession no.: N: 47a-b
Title: Sock
Description: Socks, one pair, duffle. Iglulingmiut or Nunatsiarmiut. Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin Island), Nunavut, Canada, 1936-37.
Object type: Sock
Classified name:
Current cultural affiliation: Iglulingmiut or Nunatsiarmiut
Former cultural affiliation: Iglulik Eskimo
Current place name: Canada > Nunavut > Qikiqtaaluk
Former place name: Canada > Northwest Territories > Baffin Island
Keyword(s): Socks
Field collection:
Person: rowley
Place: Canada > Nunavut > Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin Island)
Date: 1936
Number of items: 2
Full description:

Socks: One pair. Each is made from two pieces of white duffle. A single piece forms the sole. The upper foot, U-shaped vamp and ankle lapels are made from a single piece of same. Sole and vertical seam at the heel are sewn with white cotton thread in overcast stitch. Seams around sole and at heel are overlaid with green wool yarn applied in herringbone stitch. Edge of vamp and ankle lapels are bound with green wool yarn applied in blanket stitch. Structural sewing is with white cotton thread.
Dimensions: Image:
  • heel) Height: 80mm
  • Diameter: ?mm; depth: ?mm
  • sole) Width: 115mm; length: 275mm