Hat Pin Item Number: 3668/2 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Hat pin consisting of a front plaque (part a) and separate pin (part b). Plaque depicts a bear, on all fours, eating a seal. Bear is carved in profile, with a small protruding ear, and black inlay eye. Upper half of seal's body is hanging out of bear's mouth; circular cutouts for eyes. Base of plaque is a thin rectangle with the owner's name, Doug (umialu), carved in syllabics across entire length; characters filled with black pigment. Back of plaque has two rounded ridges with holes drilled into them; pin fits into holes to secure hat pin. The separate pin has a square-like head that tapers to a point.
Narrative
Collected by the donor's father, Douglas B. Ritcey, who was a radio operator stationed in Iqualuit, from the 1940s to 1952. Each of the four hat pins (3668/2-5) has the name of one of the family members on it in syllabics.
Item History
- Made in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada between 1940 and 1952
- Owned by Susan Smith before August 2, 2024
- Received from Susan Smith (Donor) on August 2, 2024
What
- Name
- Hat Pin
- Identification Number
- 3668/2 a-b
- Type of Item
- pin
- Material
- pigment, walrus tusk and baleen ?
- Overall
- height 3.0 cm, width 6.5 cm, depth 0.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Susan Smith
- Received from
- Susan Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1940 and 1952
- Ownership Date
- before August 2, 2024
- Acquisition Date
- on August 2, 2024
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3668/0002 a-b