Fishing Spear Item Number: 981/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long, brown, wooden shaft with a long metal spike and length of wood attached to one end with twine. The attached piece of wood has a shorter metal spike affixed to its end; this metal spike is angled towards the longer spike affixed to the main spear shaft, so that there is roughly one centimeter between the two points.
Narrative
Collected by John Douglas Moodie during his time living in the Canadian arctic.
Item History
- Made in Nunavut, Canada ?
- Collected during 1905
- Owned by John D. Moodie before 1947
- Owned by Mary Melville Murray before July 9, 1984
- Received from Mary Melville Murray (Donor) on July 9, 1984
What
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- John D. Moodie and Mary Melville Murray
- Received from
- Mary Melville Murray (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nunavut, Canada ?
When
- Collection Date
- during 1905
- Ownership Date
- before 1947 and before July 9, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on July 9, 1984
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0981/0002