Culture/People:

probably Inuvialuit [Mackenzie Delta] (archaeological) (attributed)  Search this

Collector:

George A. Slater (George Arkwright Slater), Non-Indian, 1871-1940  Search this

Seller:

George A. Slater (George Arkwright Slater), Non-Indian, 1871-1940  Search this

Object Name:

Arrow foreshaft

Media/Materials:

Animal Bone

Techniques:

Carved, grooved

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Village site; Kitegareut, Mackenzie River delta; Inuvialuit Settlement Region; Northwest Territories; Canada

Date created:

probably AD 1600–1800

Collection History:

Collected by George Arkwright Slater (1871-1940, general manager of Northern Traders Ltd., a fur trading company) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from George A. Slater in 1925.

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Catalog Number:

13/6558

Barcode:

136558.000

See related items:

Inuvialuit [Mackenzie Delta] (archaeological)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a561367e-3a76-4a6f-b62c-d82058e5f149

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_146949