Sealskin kamiks, known as MacMillan's North Pole boots
Canada footwear
190817 1/2 x 7 x 5 in. (44 x 18 x 13 cm)
Inuit (aka Eskimo, Inuk) Primary
Object Type:
footwear
Creation Places:
North America, Canada, Labrador
Medium and Support:
sealskin
Accession Number:
PMAM.1.1
These sealskin boots were made in Labrador, probably by a "Settler" woman. Capt. Robert A. Bartlett's father William Bartlett purchased many pairs on behalf of Robert E. Peary for the 1908-09 North Pole Expedition. Donald MacMillan wore this pair.
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Location
Latitude: 55.4, Longitude: -60.9
Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Northward Over the Great Ice The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum , 4/17/2008 - 9/5/2010
- At Home in the North , 5/30/2023 - 00/00/00
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