Model Tool Item Number: A2.274 h from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Miniature harpoon ice scraper with a wooden shaft and tusk attachments protruding from both ends and the centre: a long, curved spike at one end; a short, blunt blade-like piece at the other end; a short, handle-like piece protruding from the centre of the shaft at a right angle.
Item History
- Made in Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
- Collected between 1950 and 1962
- Owned by Edith Bevan Cross before July 30, 1962
- Received from Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on July 30, 1962
What
- Name
- Model Tool
- Identification Number
- A2.274 h
- Type of Item
- tool
- Material
- seal skin, caribou sinew, walrus tusk and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and polished
- Overall
- height 40.0 cm, width 1.3 cm, depth 3.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Edith Bevan Cross
- Received from
- Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1962
- Ownership Date
- before July 30, 1962
- Acquisition Date
- on July 30, 1962
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 46
- Accession Number
- 0081/0102 b