Model Float Item Number: A2.273 f-g from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wooden model of a seal skin float with a sinew line attached at one end that has a small metal point inserted into a white piece; bone peg 'plug' extends at other end (part f). Second, separate, wooden float is part g.
Item History
- Made in Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
- Collected between 1950 and 1962
- Owned by Edith Bevan Cross before July 30, 1962
- Received from Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on July 30, 1962
What
- Name
- Model Float
- Identification Number
- A2.273 f-g
- Type of Item
- float
- Material
- wood, skin, bone and metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, polished, stained and drilled
- Part F Overall
- height 18.0 cm, width 13.0 cm, depth 4.3 cm
- Part F Image
- height 9.8 cm, width 3.8 cm, depth 2.5 cm
- Part G
- height 10.0 cm, width 4.2 cm, depth 3.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Edith Bevan Cross
- Received from
- Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1962
- Ownership Date
- before July 30, 1962
- Acquisition Date
- on July 30, 1962
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0081/0102 a