Snow beater used by Donald MacMillan on North Pole expedition
Greenland tool
ca 190822 1/2 x 2 x 3/4 in. (57 x 5 x 2 cm)
Inuit (aka Eskimo, Inuk) Primary
Object Type:
tool
Creation Places:
North America, Greenland, South Greenland
Medium and Support:
wood on leather
Credit Line:
Gift of Donald and Miriam MacMillan
Accession Number:
1966.57
A snow beater is an essential tool in the Arctic, used to keep fur clothing dry by beating it clean of any snow or ice before it has a chance to melt.
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- Northward Over the Great Ice The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum , 4/17/2008 - 9/5/2010
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