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Gallery Location
Daphne Cockwell Gallery dedicated to First Peoples art & culture
Maker
Northern Ojibwa
Medium
Beaver fur, cloth, depilated skin
Geography
Weagamow Lake, Ontario, Canada
Date
before 1959
Dimensions
16 × 25 cm
Object number
959.50.86
Department
Art & Culture: Indigenous Americas
Description
Beaver is a source of meat for food and skin for clothing. In preparation for use, the skin is laced onto a hoop frame. The flesh side is prepared by soaking in hot water, scraping with a knife, freezing outside, rubbing with soap, and finally scraping with a semi-lunar knife. The skin is left laced to the frame for approximately one week after which it is ready for use.
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