Knife Item Number: 1060/53 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Curved bone handle and short, oxidized, curved blade affixed with two rivets on one side. Double carved lines outline the handle. Twenty-one circles with dotted centres carved on the handle.
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 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
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 51
- Accession Number
- 1060/0053