Drill Item Number: A2.382 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Straight wooden handle with a long metal spike attached at one end.
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
- Drill
- Identification Number
- A2.382
- Type of Item
- drill
- Material
- steel metal and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and drilled
- Overall
- height 24.0 cm, diameter 1.5 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
- 2191/0063