Object 2001.009.005
Sewing kit
A sewing kit made of caribou and moose hide with metal beads and a bone button. Sometimes called a 'chatelaine', this kit has a needle holder, a pin cushion, a thimble holder and a sheath for scissors. Collected by Canon Alfred Vale, principal of St. Peter’s Anglican Mission School.
Accession No. | 2001.009.005 |
Maker | Unknown |
Culture | Non-Indigenous |
Region | South Slave |
Location | Hay River, Great Slave Lake |
Date | 1907-1927 |