Fiddle and bow
Object X973.002.001 a,b
Fiddle and bow
A handcrafted wooden fiddle and bow.
| Accession No. | X973.002.001 a,b |
| Maker | Sikyea, Michel |
| Culture | Dene |
| Region | North Slave |
| Location | Ndilo, Yellowknife, Great Slave Lake |
| Date | 1930-1970 |
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Wall pocket
Object X973.028.001
Wall pocket
A pocketed wall hanging made of black velvet with beaded inscription ‘1959 Yellowknife’.
| Accession No. | X973.028.001 |
| Maker | Unknown |
| Culture | Dene / Métis |
| Region | North Slave |
| Location | Yellowknife, Great Slave Lake |
| Date | 1959 |
Bag
Object 989.094.055
Bag
A bag made from many caribou leg skin pieces sewn together. Bags like this were often used for storing 'dry meat'. Collected by Dominion Land Surveyor Guy Blanchet.
| Accession No. | 989.094.055 |
| Maker | Unknown |
| Culture | Dene |
| Region | North Slave |
| Location | East Arm, Great Slave Lake |
| Date | 1920s |
Kimberlite
Object 2008.007.001
Kimberlite
A flat slab showing xenocrysts of large green olivine crystals, set in a fine-grained matrix of other minerals. This is an example of the rock where diamonds are found. Specimen is from the Snap Lake diamond mine operated by De Beers Canada Inc. from 2008 to 2015.
| Accession No. | 2008.007.001 |
| Specimen Nature | Rock |
| Region | North Slave |
| Location | Snap Lake Mine |
| Date | 50 millions years old |
Transit and case
Object 998.026.001 a-j
Transit and case
Small surveying transits like this were carried into the field to make precision observations and sightings. This E.R. Watts & Sons unit was used by John Anderson-Thomson, an engineer and land surveyor in the NWT for 38 years from 1944 to 1982.
| Accession No. | 998.026.001 a-j |
| Maker | E.R. Watts & Son, London, England |
| Culture | Non-Indigenous |
| Region | North Slave |
| Location | Yellowknife, Great Slave Lake |
| Date | c. 1915 |
