Kettle

Description

Soapstone cooking pot for boiling water, ukkusik, with sinew strings for suspension: Inuit, Melville Peninsula

Museum reference

A.UC.170

Collection

Americas

Object name

Kettle, Ukusik

Production information

Melville Peninsula, Nunavut, Canada, North America

Style / Culture

Central Region Inuit

Materials

Soapstone, Sinew

Physical description

Soapstone; sinew strings

Associations

Parry Expedition

Exhibitions

• Dr John Rae the Explorer and Collector (01 Apr 2013 - 05 Nov 2013)
  Stromness Museum