Brooch

MOA: University of British Columbia

3260/230

Thin, carved brooch in the form of a diving killer whale, with seventeen small abalone inlays throughout the design. A human face in profile is carved in the dorsal fin. There is a vertical metal pin clasp on reverse. Brownish resin fills in the concave back, and holds the pin in place.


  • Type of Item brooch
  • Culture Haida
  • Material mastodon ivory, abalone shell, resin, metal
  • Measurements height 6.0 cm, width 3.5 cm, depth 1.5 cm (overall)

  • Creator Fred Davis
  • Previous Owner Elspeth McConnell
  • Received from Elspeth McConnell

  • Made in British Columbia

  • Creation Date during 1989
  • Ownership Date before August 12, 2017
  • Acquisition Date on August 12, 2017

  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3260/0230