Handle ? Item Number: Na1140 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular walrus tusk ivory slab with hole in one end. Flat surface angles slightly from hole to end. Other surface is convex. End opposite hole and sides are rounded. Central core of mottled dentine shows on convex surface. Coated in varnish or resin.
Item History
- Made in Nunavut, Canada ?
- 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
- Handle ?
- Identification Number
- Na1140
- Type of Item
- handle ?
- Material
- walrus tusk and lacquer ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and drilled
- Overall
- height 3.0 cm, width 12.4 cm, depth 3.0 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
- Nunavut, Canada ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 8, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on January 8, 1981
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0697/0062