Model Leister Item Number: 3040/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Model leister (kakivak). It has a wooden shaft, a central prong and two side prongs. Prong joint is wrapped in thick black thread.
Item History
- Made in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ? during 1950
- Collected between 1949 and 1951
- Owned by Robert Clayton before December 1, 2013
- Received from Robert Clayton (Donor) on December 1, 2013
What
- Name
- Model Leister
- Identification Number
- 3040/2
- Type of Item
- leister
- Material
- wood, cotton fibre and walrus tusk
- Overall
- height 42.2 cm, width 4.1 cm, depth 0.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Robert Clayton
- Received from
- Robert Clayton (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
When
- Creation Date
- during 1950
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1951
- Ownership Date
- before December 1, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on December 1, 2013
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3040/0002