Hunting Equipment Item Number: A2.536 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Hide bow cover (part a), arrow quiver (part b) and bait container (part c). Plain bow cover and quiver with attached bait pouch and bone toggles; one toggle is carved with simple geometric designs.
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
- Hunting Equipment
- Identification Number
- A2.536 a-c
- Type of Item
- equipment
- Material
- caribou skin, bone and sinew
- Manufacturing Technique
- sewn, tied, carved and twisted
- Part A
- height 5.5 cm, width 139.0 cm, depth 21.0 cm
- Part B
- height 10.0 cm, width 79.0 cm, depth 13.0 cm
- Part C
- height 5.0 cm, width 29.0 cm, depth 16.0 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
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 51
- Accession Number
- 2191/0120 a-c