Tool Item Number: A2.409 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Elongated, slightly convex gouge; six incised circle motifs in a row on the handle; small hole bored through centre beneath handle.

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.