Button
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Unidentified maker, Panniqtuumiut
Medium
Ivory
Geography
Panniqtuuq (Pangnirtung), Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada
Date
Collected 1933-1942
Dimensions
3 x 2 cm, 0.4 cm
Object number
997.22.132.2
Credit Line
Dr. Jon A. and Muriel Bildfell Collection; purchased through the generosity of Mr. Donald M. Ross. Certified by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board under the terms of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act. Attestée par la Commission canadienne d'examen des exportations de biens culturels en vertu de la Loi sur l'exportation et l'importation de biens culturels.
Department
Art & Culture: Indigenous Americas
Description
An ivory button, rectangular in shape, with bevelled edges. A raised shank is located on the back, with a drilled hole for attaching to the garment. Buttons were not a traditional part of Inuit clothing.
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