Dish Item Number: Na985 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Miniature oval shaped dish carved from yellow-white tusk with a thick bottom and notches cut at either end.
History Of Use
Toys were meant not only for entertainment but also to teach skills.
Item History
- Made in Canada
- Owned by Frederic Pumphrey
- Owned by Avis Pumphrey before October 12, 1984
- Received from Avis Pumphrey (Donor) on October 12, 1984
What
- Name
- Dish
- Identification Number
- Na985
- Type of Item
- dish
- Material
- walrus tusk
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 1.5 cm, width 1.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Frederic Pumphrey and Avis Pumphrey
- Received from
- Avis Pumphrey (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before October 12, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on October 12, 1984
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 47
- Accession Number
- 0999/0006