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Ashtray

MOA: University of British Columbia

3040/5

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.

  • Type of Item ashtray
  • Culture Inuit
  • Material narwhal tusk
  • Measurements height 3.6 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 7.4 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 fair
  • Accession Number 3040/0005

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