Hat Pin Item Number: 3668/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Hat pin made up of a decorative front plaque, with two rounded ridges on the back; holes drilled into the ridges, for a pin to be secured through. Plaque depicts two small bears on either side of an igloo. Bears are carved in profile, each with a small protruding ear, black inlay eye, and with their fangs bared; black pigment around paws of bears. The igloo has a cutout for the door and a small cylinder protruding from the top centre; incisions for ice blocks filled with black pigment. Base of plaque is a thin rectangle with the owner's name, Susan (suusaa), carved in syllabics across entire length; characters filled with black pigment.
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
- 3668/3
- Type of Item
- pin
- Material
- walrus tusk and baleen ?
- Overall
- height 3.6 cm, width 7.2 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
- 3668/0003