Line Toggle Item Number: Na1112 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Bowhead whale shaped toggle with transverse hole drilled at centre. Short u-shaped flippers on sides next to wood ? inlaid eyes. Incised downturned mouth extends from just below each eye across large tapering snout. Narrows considerably to fluked tail at back.
History Of Use
Toggles are used for controlling lines, especially for hunting and game retrieval.
Cultural Context
hunting
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Owned by Marianne Koerner and Walter C. Koerner before January 8, 1981
- Received from Marianne Koerner (Donor) and Walter C. Koerner (Donor) on January 8, 1981
What
- Name
- Line Toggle
- Identification Number
- Na1112
- Type of Item
- toggle
- Material
- walrus tusk and wood ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and drilled
- Overall
- height 2.7 cm, width 8.0 cm, depth 2.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Marianne Koerner and Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Marianne Koerner (Donor) and Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 8, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on January 8, 1981
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 47
- Accession Number
- 0697/0033