Showing 3 items for Fort Providence.
A pair of moose hide slippers lined with cotton fabric and decorated with dyed moose hair tufting. They were collected by Helena Sowden, a matron at Saint Peter’s Anglican Mission School in Hay River.
| Accession No. | 977.014.004 a,b |
| Maker | Unknown |
| Culture | Dene |
| Region | Dehcho |
| Location | Fort Providence, Mackenzie River |
| Date | c. 1926-1936 |
An ice saw with a long steel blade and a wood and metal handle. This saw was used by the RCMP in Fort Providence to cut ice blocks for food preservation, and to access their winter water supply.
| Accession No. | 979.034.004 a,b |
| Maker | Henry Disston and Sons, Toronto, Ontario |
| Culture | Non-Indigenous |
| Region | Dehcho |
| Location | Fort Providence, Mackenzie River |
| Date | c. 1910-1940 |
A hand-powered washing machine with gear mechanism, handle and a barrel-shaped body. The machine was owned by Marie-Celine Bouvier, who did laundry for the the Royal Canadian Signal Corps, the US Signal Corps and the RCMP.
| Accession No. | 988.021.001 a |
| Maker | Washington Washer Co. Ltd |
| Culture | Métis |
| Region | Dehcho |
| Location | Fort Providence, Mackenzie River |
| Date | 1940s |
