Knife Item Number: A2.325 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Flat, carved section of antler with a handle and a curved end with a rounded point--end of handle bends sharply upwards. Resembles type of knife used to remove ice from kayak skin.
History Of Use
Snow knife
Narrative
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.
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 1930
- Owned by Nina Burnett-Potts before 1953
- Received from Nina Burnett-Potts (Donor) during 1953
What
- Name
- Knife
- Identification Number
- A2.325
- Type of Item
- knife
- Material
- caribou antler
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and polished
- Overall
- height 1.4 cm, width 37.4 cm, depth 4.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit: Inuinnait
- Previous Owner
- Ian M. Mackinnon, Frank Burnett and Nina Burnett-Potts
- Received from
- Nina Burnett-Potts (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 1930 and before 1953
- Acquisition Date
- during 1953
Other
- Condition
- good