Tool Item Number: A2.319 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Long, thin, piece of bone that tapers to a point; finial with deeply scalloped edges carved at top. Held in a strip of hide with three other similar pieces (A2.320-322).
Used to hold meat while being cut; or 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.