Burden strap/Tumpline

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Culture/People: Mi'kmaq (Micmac)
Collector: Frederick Johnson (Fred Johnson/Frederick M. Johnson), Non-Indian, 1904-1994
Expedition sponsor: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collected in 1931 by anthropologist Frederick Johnson (1904-1994) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Eskasoni Reserve; Cape Breton County; Nova Scotia; Canada
Island Name: Cape Breton Island

See related items: Mi'kmaq (Micmac); Transportation Items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/1052
Barcode: 181052.000

Object Type: Transportation Items
Indigenous Term: wuk'skwobúkson

Object Name: Burden strap/Tumpline
Media/Materials: Wool yarn
Techniques: Woven

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws629a5e50b-d0ed-449e-8c81-b7da7994c98a

Record ID: NMAI_193746