Seal Puller Line Item Number: Na977 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Seal puller with handles curved at the ends and the middle to fit a hand. A hole is drilled in the middle through which a leather thong is tied.
History Of Use
Seals provided a large part of the staple diet of the Inuit people. After the seal has been killed, a hole would be cut through the fleshy part of the lower lip. The thong would be passed through the hole in order to drag the seal.
Cultural Context
seal hunting
Item History
- Made in Canada before 1982
- Owned by Wilhelm Helmer before November 8, 1982
- Received from Wilhelm Helmer (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on November 8, 1982
What
- Name
- Seal Puller Line
- Identification Number
- Na977
- Type of Item
- line
- Material
- walrus tusk and leather skin
- Manufacturing Technique
- drilled and tied
- Overall
- height 10.5 cm, width 97.0 cm, depth 2.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Wilhelm Helmer
- Received from
- Wilhelm Helmer (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1982
- Ownership Date
- before November 8, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on November 8, 1982
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 47
- Accession Number
- 0844/0002