Shuttle Item Number: 1060/36 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A lightly coloured weaving shuttle.
History Of Use
This shuttle was used for making and mending fish nets, according to old documentation from the Sisters of Saint Ann Museum.
Narrative
The documentation from the Sisters of Saint Ann Museum says this was collected by Agnes Dean Cameron and acquired by the museum in 1938. Provenance is unknown; thought to possibly be from Canada?
Item History
- Made in Canada ? before 1938
- Owned by Sisters of Saint Ann Museum
- Owned by B.C. Provincial Museum before September 6, 1985
- Received from B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution) on September 6, 1985
What
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Sisters of Saint Ann Museum and B.C. Provincial Museum
- Received from
- B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Canada ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1938
- Ownership Date
- before September 6, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on September 6, 1985
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1060/0036