Plaque Item Number: A2.357 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Roughly rectangular plaque or slab of whale tooth; yellow-white in colour with one brown end.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Owned by Andrew Otten before August 1950
- Received from Andrew Otten (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) during August 1950
What
- Name
- Plaque
- Identification Number
- A2.357
- Type of Item
- plaque
- Material
- whale tooth
- Manufacturing Technique
- sawn and polished
- Overall
- height 5.5 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 0.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Yup'ik ?
- Previous Owner
- Andrew Otten
- Received from
- Andrew Otten (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Ownership Date
- before August 1950
- Acquisition Date
- during August 1950
Other
- Condition
- good