Probe Item Number: Na1710 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Light brown-yellow, white tipped pointed bone tool. The handle's butt has two small black eyes and a mouth carved to look like a seal.
Item History
- Made by Jacob Krako ? (Maker) or Victor Sammurtok Sr. ? (Maker) in Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
- Collected between 1969 and 1971
- Owned by Kenneth Dent before December 30, 1996
- Received from Kenneth Dent (Donor) on December 30, 1996
What
- Name
- Probe
- Identification Number
- Na1710
- Type of Item
- probe
- Material
- bone and soapstone stone ?
- Overall
- height 2.0 cm, width 23.5 cm, depth 5.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Jacob Krako ? (Maker) or Victor Sammurtok Sr. ? (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Kenneth Dent
- Received from
- Kenneth Dent (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1969 and 1971
- Ownership Date
- before December 30, 1996
- Acquisition Date
- on December 30, 1996
Other
- Condition
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 1718/0023