Earrings Item Number: 1060/51 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Three-tiered dangling earrings with alternating white and coloured (blue and red) beads with hide dividers. There are bone hooks with a yellow and blue beaded fringe at the bottom.
Narrative
The documentation from the Sisters of Saint Ann Museum says these were collected by Mrs. Oo-vai-oo-ak and acquired by the museum in 1945.
Item History
- Made in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada before 1945
- 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
- Name
- Earrings
- Identification Number
- 1060/51 a-b
- Type of Item
- earring
- Material
- dentalium shell, plastic, bone and rawhide skin
- Overall
- height 12.0 cm, width 3.0 cm, depth 0.3 cm
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
- Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1945
- Ownership Date
- before September 6, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on September 6, 1985
Other
- Item Classes
- beadwork
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 48
- Accession Number
- 1060/0051 a-b