Model Leister

MOA: University of British Columbia

3040/2

Model leister (kakivak). It has a wooden shaft, a central prong and two side prongs. Prong joint is wrapped in thick black thread.


  • Type of Item leister
  • Culture Inuit
  • Material wood, cotton fibre, walrus tusk
  • Measurements height 42.2 cm, width 4.1 cm, depth 0.7 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Robert Clayton
  • Received from Robert Clayton

  • Made in Pangnirtung

  • Creation Date during 1950
  • Collection Date between 1949 and 1951
  • Ownership Date before December 1, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on December 1, 2013

  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3040/0002