Trap Item Number: A2.463 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large flat wood piece cut into a rectangle with one end shaped with a triangular point. Above, in the middle, there is an oval wood piece with the top centre cut out and the middle hollowed out so that a wood axle with wood pegs attached by sinew at each side can be attached to create a long wood lever with a point at the end, enabling it to stand upright at an angle.
History Of Use
Used for catching small animals.
Narrative
Said to have been purchased from Yupik people on St. Lawrence Island by Paul Tovey. Tovey had been living there, working as a teacher in a government school at Gambell, a village on the northwestern tip of the island.
Item History
- Made in St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected between 1955 and 1958
- Owned by Paul E. Tovey
- Owned by Mildred Tovey before May 1961
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Mildred Tovey (Seller) during May 1961
What
- Name
- Trap
- Identification Number
- A2.463
- Type of Item
- trap
- Material
- walrus tusk, wood, sinew and rawhide skin
- Manufacturing Technique
- sawn and tied
- Overall
- height 11.0 cm, width 70.0 cm, depth 31.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Siberian Yupik
- Previous Owner
- Paul E. Tovey and Mildred Tovey
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Mildred Tovey (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- between 1955 and 1958
- Ownership Date
- before May 1961
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1961
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0048/0002