Accession No
1988.196.1-2
Description
Kintaat. Pair of wool mittens made by Kaisa Kärki. Ivory coloured wool which was carded and spun by the maker; made using a single needle; nålbind.
Place
Europe; Northern Europe; Fenno-Scandinavia; Finland; North Karelia; Lieksa; Vieki
Period
Source
Abrahams, Ray (Dr) [collector]; Crowther Beynon Grant [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1988.196.1-2
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wool
Local Term
kintaat
Measurements
130mm x 20mm x 270mm
Events
Context (Display)
Display label found with mittens: '(kintaat)'
Second label: 'Made by Kaisa Kärki'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'One pair of ivory wool knitted mittens'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Artefact collected by Dr Ray Abrahams in 1982, through the generosity of the Crowther-Beynon Fund.
Event Date 1982
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Exhibited: Department of Social Anthropology, 1983 to January 1988
Event Date 1983
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Production / use)
Catalogue card: 'Knit with one needle, these are an old style, and one not commonly seen these days. The knitter receives the wool in its raw state, cards it, and spins it herself before knitting'
Event Date 1988
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Display)
Exhibited: On display in Maudslay Hall, Lappland/Finland case, UCMAA 1990- Nov 2009
Event Date 1990
Author: Katrina Dring
Conservation (Repack)
CON.2015.1089 | Repack
Event Date 9/4/2015
Author: cao37
Conservation (Repack)
CON.2015.1088 | Repack
Event Date 9/4/2015
Author: cao37
Description (Physical description)
Kintaat. Pair of wool mittens made by Kaisa Kärki. Ivory coloured wool which was carded and spun by the maker; made using a single needle; nålbind.
Event Date 8/3/2023
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:80045
Images (Click to view full size):