Pouch Item Number: 3202/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Sealskin pouch. Small bag is rounded on bottom with a flap covering the opening at top. No handles are present. Bag is made from light brown leather with dark brown piping at the edges, and circular and square patches of the same set at regular intervals on front and edge for decoration. A curved piece of bone, flattened on front surface, serves as a handle for the flap and is etched and painted with the silhouette of a seal. A tie is attached to two of the decorative circles on the front, which loops over the bone to hold the pouch closed.
History Of Use
Pouch is thought to have been attached to the belt (3202/3) at one time.
Narrative
Gigliotti was stationed in Frobisher Bay (now Iqaliut) as a meteorologist from 1952-54. During this period he acquired a small collection of Inuit objects from two Inuit men who were allowed to come out to the station. He was told the objects were from Cape Dorset.
Item History
- Made in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada before 1954
- Collected in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada between 1952 and 1954
- Owned by Tom Gigliotti before October 1, 2016
- Received from Tom Gigliotti (Donor) on October 1, 2016
What
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Tom Gigliotti
- Received from
- Tom Gigliotti (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
- Collected in
- Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1954
- Collection Date
- between 1952 and 1954
- Ownership Date
- before October 1, 2016
- Acquisition Date
- on October 1, 2016
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3202/0002