Engraving Tool Item Number: 2776/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Engraving tool with bone handle, recycled from Victorian table cutlery.
Item History
- Made by Charles Edenshaw (Maker) in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada during 1880
- Owned by Charles Edenshaw and Charles Gladstone
- Owned by Bill Reid before December 4, 2009
- Received from Bill Reid (Donor) on December 4, 2009
What
- Name
- Engraving Tool
- Identification Number
- 2776/4
- Type of Item
- tool
- Material
- metal, sperm whale tooth and silver metal
- Overall
- height 1.1 cm, width 2.0 cm, depth 12.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Creator
- Charles Edenshaw (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Charles Edenshaw, Charles Gladstone and Bill Reid
- Received from
- Bill Reid (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1880
- Ownership Date
- before December 4, 2009
- Acquisition Date
- on December 4, 2009
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2776/0004