When considering the specific mode of adaptation the Inuit used regarding my pocket watch fragments, I wondered what kind of general observations I could make. In my previous blog post, The Afterlife of the Pocket Watches , I already mentioned that wearing these played a crucial role in adapting some objects. In-nook-poo-the-jook, who will become one of the most crucial witnesses for Western explorers searching for Franklin and his men, wore an officer's hatband around his head. Thanks to Logan Zachary, there is a high-resolution photograph of this hat band on his blog . However, he was not the only one who wore an object, formerly belonging to one of Franklin's men. Also, Captain McClintock writes in his travel report about four Inuit hunters, of which one must have worn a naval button on his clothing. Additionally, "my" pocket watch fragments were worn around the neck . In these cases, the Inuit found the objects in a camp, where some party me...