Scraper Item Number: 2939/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Copper scraper with a handle made out of a large piece of triangular-shaped, cut bone. At the wide end a curved piece of copper has been attached with copper nails, projecting from the bone to create the scraping edge. A rectangular shaped piece of copper is also attached by two nails at the midpoint on one side. A hole is bored through the bone at the end. Ridges can be seen in the bone from the construction process.
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
- 2939/2
- Type of Item
- scraper
- Material
- bone and copper metal
- Overall
- height 2.8 cm, width 12.5 cm, depth 23.8 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
- 2939/0002