Beads Item Number: 3058/6 a-d from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
54 beads strung on a metal wire, with metal clasp at one end and loop on the opposite. Each bead is carved from tusk and shaped into a oblong orb. The surface of the beads has been polished to a shine. Colour varies in each bead, and is often mottled, from dark amber to light yellow. (Part b is a detached bead. Parts c-d are the old clasp: two round plastic tube-shaped pieces that screw together, and each has a hole in the end.)
Narrative
Collected by Alan Deacon between 1936 and 1940 at Coppermine. The beads were originally threaded on seal sinew, but were restrung without the original clasp when the sinew deteriorated.
Cultural Context
Probably made for the tourist market.
Item History
- Made in Nunavut, Canada ? before 1940
- Owned by Joy Eastman before May 8, 2014
- Received from Joy Eastman (Donor) on May 8, 2014
What
- Name
- Beads
- Identification Number
- 3058/6 a-d
- Type of Item
- bead
- Material
- walrus tusk ?, metal and plastic
- Part A
- height 0.8 cm, width 47.2 cm, depth 0.8 cm
- Part B
- height 0.7 cm, width 0.9 cm, depth 0.7 cm
- Part C
- height 0.4 cm, width 1.4 cm, depth 0.4 cm
- Part D
- height 0.4 cm, width 0.6 cm, depth 0.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Joy Eastman
- Received from
- Joy Eastman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nunavut, Canada ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1940
- Ownership Date
- before May 8, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on May 8, 2014
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3058/0006 a-d