Showing items 1 - 5 of 6 for Peel River.
An ancient horse jaw from a mud flow of a collapsed slope near Midway Lake, on the Peel Plateau, in the Fort McPherson area. It was recovered by Bernard Lauriol of the University of Ottawa in 2010. North American horses died out 12,000 years ago but not before they migrated to Eurasia.
| Accession No. | 2010.009.001 |
| Region | Gwich’in |
| Location | Fort McPherson, Peel River |
| Date | 22,000 years ago |
A baby belt of embroidered off-white stroud with canvas backing, edged with a single line of white beads. Yarn embroidery consists of large red and pink flowers. Minnie Francis made this baby belt for her grandchild in the early 1970s.
| Accession No. | 2014.002.001 |
| Maker | Francis, Minnie Jane |
| Culture | Dene |
| Region | Gwich’in |
| Location | Fort McPherson, Peel River |
| Date | 1970s |
A small wood chest with seal skin hinges. This type of chest was used to keep personal items such as writing materials.
| Accession No. | 974.014.030 a,b |
| Maker | Unknown |
| Culture | |
| Region | Gwich’in |
| Location | Fort McPherson, Peel River |
| Date | c. 1900-1950 |
A moose hide prayer book cover with beaded front and trim. Collected by Henry Cook, Anglican Bishop of the Mackenzie.
| Accession No. | 974.019.001 |
| Maker | Unknown |
| Culture | Dene |
| Region | Gwich’in |
| Location | Fort McPherson, Peel River |
| Date | 1963 |
A dog whip with braided caribou skin lash, secured to wood handle with moose hide tab. It was used by musher George Robert in the 1970 NWT Centennial Dog Team Patrol from Fort McPherson to Dawson City, Yukon.
| Accession No. | 2016.003.001 |
| Maker | Unknown |
| Culture | Dene |
| Region | Gwich’in |
| Location | Fort McPherson, Peel River |
| Date | c. 1970 |
