Snow Knife Item Number: A2.152 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Flat section of white-grey antler with one thin, slightly curved end and one slightly rounded, handle-like end; handle-like end bends sharply upwards.
History Of Use
Used for carving snow blocks for igloos.
Narrative
Collected by Glyndwr Abraham while working as an R.C.M.P. officer between July 1929 and July 1959.
Item History
- Made in Nunavut, Canada
- Collected during 1943
- Owned by Glyndwr Abraham before October 26, 1971
- Received from Glyndwr Abraham (Donor) on October 26, 1971
What
- Name
- Snow Knife
- Identification Number
- A2.152
- Type of Item
- knife
- Material
- caribou antler ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 2.0 cm, width 32.7 cm, depth 6.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit: Inuinnait
- Previous Owner
- Glyndwr Abraham
- Received from
- Glyndwr Abraham (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nunavut, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1943
- Ownership Date
- before October 26, 1971
- Acquisition Date
- on October 26, 1971
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0181/0028