Ashtray Item Number: 3040/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ashtray in the form of a rectangle with cut off corners. It has been created from two pieces of narwhal tusk pegged together. There are four rests for cigarettes, one on each side of the rim. There are also four holes that have been drilled through the piece which are slightly larger than the diameter of a cigarette.
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
- Ashtray
- Identification Number
- 3040/5
- Type of Item
- ashtray
- Material
- narwhal tusk
- Overall
- height 3.6 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 7.4 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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3040/0005