Toy Item Number: 2912/8 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Toy, called an ajajaq, made out of what may be petrified wood? The object has a long, thin, rounded neck sitting upon a wider mid-area with a single, thick 'shoulder.' The mid-area narrows toward a flaring base. Many small holes have been bored through each of the object’s surfaces at regular intervals. A long, thin piece of sinew is tied through two of the holes in the centre back of the object and hangs loosely.
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
- Name
- Toy
- Identification Number
- 2912/8
- Type of Item
- toy
- Material
- petrified wood mineral ? and sinew
- Overall
- height 14.8 cm, width 3.5 cm, depth 4.7 cm
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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2912/0008