Ornament

Item number A6257 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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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

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

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

Who

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Previous Owner
Mary Webber
Received from
H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Mary Webber (Seller)

When

Creation Date
before 1953
Ownership Date
before October 1953
Acquisition Date
during October 1953

Other

Condition
good
Accession Number
1882/0001
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