Ornament Item Number: A6257 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ornament made from a piece of roughly rectangular abalone shell. There is a larger and a smaller hole at the centre of one long edge, a smaller hole at the opposite edge, and another larger hole at one of the corners.
History Of Use
Possibly used as decoration on a button blanket or a spruce root hat.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1953
- Collected in Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Mary Webber before October 1953
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Mary Webber (Seller) during October 1953
What
- Name
- Ornament
- Identification Number
- A6257
- Type of Item
- ornament
- Material
- abalone shell
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut
- Overall
- height 6.1 cm, width 7.7 cm, depth 1.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Mary Webber
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Mary Webber (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1953
- Ownership Date
- before October 1953
- Acquisition Date
- during October 1953
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1882/0001