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Crochet Hook

MOA: University of British Columbia

3040/69

Crochet hook made of tusk with an upraised ring around the middle of the hook and a seal's head at the proximal end. The seal head has black inset eyes and nostrils and its mouth is incised and darkened with ink.

  • Type of Item hook
  • Culture Inuit
  • Material walrus tusk, baleen, ink
  • Measurements height 1.2 cm, width 17.0 cm, depth 1.0 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 3040/0069

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