Whirligig Toy Item Number: Na1141 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Whirligig top. Small rounded cone with flat bottom. Hole drilled from bottom into centre. Mottled brown.
History Of Use
Top, spinning portion of a whirligig. The top sits on a shaft which is pulled rapidly by an attached thong or string.
Cultural Context
children
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
- Whirligig Toy
- Identification Number
- Na1141
- Type of Item
- toy
- Material
- walrus tusk ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and drilled
- Overall
- height 3.2 cm, diameter 2.2 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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0697/0063