Comb Item Number: 2897/19 a-e from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small bone comb tied to a rawhide needle pouch with a strip of hide through the carved hole (part a). The pouch has slots containing four bone sewing needles (parts b-e).
Item History
- Made in Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada before 1972
- Collected between 1969 and 1971
- Owned by Kenneth Dent before June 29, 2011
- Received from Kenneth Dent (Donor) on June 29, 2011
What
- Name
- Comb
- Identification Number
- 2897/19 a-e
- Type of Item
- comb
- Material
- caribou bone and rawhide skin
- Overall
- height 8.0 cm, width 21.0 cm, depth 4.0 cm
- Part B
- height 6.0 cm, width 0.2 cm, depth 0.1 cm
- Part C
- height 7.3 cm, width 0.2 cm, depth 0.1 cm
- Part D
- height 6.0 cm, width 0.2 cm, depth 0.1 cm
- Part E
- height 6.3 cm, width 0.3 cm, depth 0.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Kenneth Dent
- Received from
- Kenneth Dent (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1972
- Collection Date
- between 1969 and 1971
- Ownership Date
- before June 29, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on June 29, 2011
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2897/0019 a-e