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