Miniature Knife Item Number: 2912/23 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small, carved ulu type knife. The blade side is a half circle, with a sharply carved, curved outer edge. On one side a smooth hollow has been carved vertically down the blade close to the centre. The handle has a single centre stem attached to the flat edge of the blade at centre, and connects to a wide triangular hand-piece. The piece is covered with small surface scratches from construction, particularly near the sharpened edge.
Narrative
Percy F. Broughton is thought to have collected this artifact while he served as a missionary with the Church Missionary Society, in Lake Harbour on Baffin Island, from 1911-1912.
Item History
- Made in Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
- Owned by Percy Broughton
- Owned by Erica Milligan and Jennie Milligan before July 25, 2011
- Received from Jennie Milligan (Donor) and Erica Milligan (Donor) on July 25, 2011
What
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Percy Broughton, Erica Milligan and Jennie Milligan
- Received from
- Jennie Milligan (Donor) and Erica Milligan (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 25, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 2011
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2912/0023