Tool

About this object

Narrative

According to the old Museum ledger, Ian M. Mackinnon presented Frank Burnett with this collection of Inuit objects. They were said to have been collected during his years traveling to the Coppermine area, c. 1921-24.

Physical description

Short, cleaver-shaped metal saw with a yellow-white antler handle. Handle and saw are joined with a full tang, secured with a metal rivet, along the upper edge of the blade.