Knife Handle Item Number: A2.426 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Slightly curved horizontal brown handle with a large rectangular protrusion underneath--carved from a single piece of antler (?). Bottom of rectangular protrusion has a vertical slot for a blade carved into it, covering its entire length. An elliptical hole is carved underneath the handle at the top of the rectangular protrusion.
Narrative
According to the old Museum ledger, Ian M. Mackinnon presented Frank Burnett with this collection of Inuit objects. They were said to have been collected during his years traveling to the Coppermine area, c. 1921-24.
Item History
- Made in Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada before 1925
- Collected between 1920 and 1925
- Owned by Ian M. Mackinnon
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Knife Handle
- Identification Number
- A2.426
- Type of Item
- handle
- Material
- caribou antler ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- drilled, ground and carved
- Overall
- height 7.5 cm, width 12.9 cm, depth 7.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit: Inuinnait
- Previous Owner
- Ian M. Mackinnon and Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1925
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1925
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/0090