Scraper Item Number: 2939/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Seal skin scraper. Steel blade is triangular in shape, with a curved bottom edge and uplifted corner points. The handle is a curved piece of bone with a protruding point near the distal end, flattening at the proximal where the blade meets the bone. The two are attached with a large metal nail.
History Of Use
Sale tag tied to scraper called it a "seal skinner".
Narrative
Purchased by donor from the Northwest Territories pavilion at Expo 86 in Vancouver, where they were being made, displayed and sold.
Item History
- Made in Nunavut, Canada ?
- Collected in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada during 1986
- Owned by Nancy Stubbs before January 26, 2012
- Received from Nancy Stubbs (Donor) on January 26, 2012
What
- Name
- Scraper
- Identification Number
- 2939/1
- Type of Item
- scraper
- Material
- steel metal and bone
- Overall
- height 6.0 cm, width 14.0 cm, depth 28.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Nancy Stubbs
- Received from
- Nancy Stubbs (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nunavut, Canada ?
- Collected in
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1986
- Ownership Date
- before January 26, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on January 26, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2939/0001