Post Office Date Stamp
Post Office date stamp from Lochportain, North Uist, 1969
Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Arts Centre
Lochmaddy, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Post Office date stamp from Lochportain, North Uist, 1969
Part of the Collection of Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath
Work produced by contemporary applied artist Deirdre Nelson as part of the Aimsir ‘s Arainneachd – Elements & Environment residency at Taigh Chearsabhagh, 2008.
This 45 rpm vinyl single record was recovered from the old Lochmaddy Hall along with 3 boxes of records that had been played at discos during the 1980’s.
Part of the Collections of Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath.
Part of the Collections of Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath.
Part of the Collections of Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath.
Part of the Collections of Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath
Wooden bead abacus originally from Dunskellor Primary School in North Uist.
Part of the Collection of Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath
Part of the Collection of Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath
Part of the Collection of Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath
The horn shows signs of having been worked with a slight incision made in the narrow part and a hole cut into the side filled with a cork bung.
Part of the Collection of Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath
Part of the Collection of Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath
Like many crofting activities, haymaking was a communal or family affair with young children often given the relatively straightforward task of raking the remaining loose hay left after the adults and older siblings had completed the main gathering.
Wooden shuttle for use on a hand loom, pictured with the original linen tag.
The name of Salmean is associated with the manufacture of spinning wheels in North Uist.