Culture/People:

Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]  Search this

Possible collector:

Knud Rasmussen (Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen), Non-Indian/Kalaallit [Greenland], 1879-1933  Search this

Previous owner:

Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)  Search this

Object Name:

Headband

Media/Materials:

Hide, ivory

Techniques:

Sewn

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Place:

Tasiilaq (Ammassalik, Angmagssalik); Ammassalik Municipality (Angmagssalik, Ammassallip); Tunu (East Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)

Geographical Areas:

Eastern Arctic

Collection History:

Possibly collected during the Fourth Thule Expedition (1919-1920), led by Danish explorer Knud Rasmussen (1879-1933); formerly in the collection of the Nationalmuseet (National Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Nationalmuseet in 1922.

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Catalog Number:

11/2998

Barcode:

112998.000

See related items:

Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65de3d6fa-2e47-4f30-bce5-0c043160b8c5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_121776