Tool Item Number: A2.317 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Long, thin, piece of bone that tapers to a point; finial with three ridges carved at top.
Possibly used to pin a hunter's bag; or as an awl.
According to the old Museum ledger, Ian M. Mackinnon presented Frank Burnett with this collection of Inuit objects. They were collected during his three years of residence in the Coppermine River area, probably 1921-24.