Collection search - Sam Rabbitskin, Mistassini Summer 1977 : [Making a Crooked Knife]
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Record information – Brief Sam Rabbitskin, Mistassini Summer 1977 : [Making a Crooked Knife]
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1977Item number (ISN):126660Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:TRUST FOR NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES & CRAFTS, THEAccession:1989-0183Media:VideoPart:1 of 1Production date:1977Production company:The Trust for Native American Cultures and CraftsDescription:Documentary video recording the making of a "crooked knife", a planer-like knife used by the Cree Indians of Mistassini, Quebec, to plane and shape wood in the making of snowshoes and toboggans. Sam Rabbitskin of Mistassini is shown carving the wooden handle which has an indentation for the thumb. The blade is first shaped with a file and then with a whetstone. The completed blade is inserted into the handle and held with cord lashings during the drying stage.Subjects:CREE INDIANS~IMPLEMENTS, UTENSILS, ETC.~MANUFACTURING PROCESSESLanguage:CreeNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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