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Accession no.: |
N: 157 |
Title: |
Harness; trace |
Description: |
Harness and trace, dog. Inughuit. Qaanaaq (Thule), Kalaallit Nunaata Avannaarsua (North Greenland), 1937-1938. |
Classified name: |
Current cultural affiliation |
Inughuit
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Former cultural affiliation |
Polar Eskimo
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Current place name |
Kalaallit Nunaata Avannaarsua > Qaanaaq
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Former place name |
North Greenland > Thule
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Getty AAT |
Traces
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Field collection: |
Person |
haig-thomas |
Organisation |
bae |
Place |
Kalaallit Nunaata Avannaarsua (North Greenland) > Qaanaaq (Thule) |
Date |
1937 |
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Number of items: |
2 |
Full description: |
Harness is made from two wide loops of dehaired dark brown seal skin folded in half along length to form a double layer. Three cross-straps of same are threaded and tied through slits at right angles. End of dehaired seal skin trace is tied to end of harness and through metal swivel. An additional length of dehaired seal skin is threaded and tied through swivel. End of trace is split to form a loop.
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Dimensions: |
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Width: 11mm (trace), length: 5150mm (total)
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