Culture/People:

Baffinland Inuit [Kingarmiut/Sikosuilarmiut]  Search this

Collector:

Donald A. Cadzow, Non-Indian, 1894-1960  Search this

Expedition:

George Putnam Baffin Island Expedition (1927)  Search this

Expedition leader:

George Palmer Putnam (G.P. Putnam), Non-Indian, 1887-1950  Search this

Object Name:

Harpoon and line

Media/Materials:

Iron point, ivory

Techniques:

Carved

Dimensions:

172.7 cm

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Cape Dorset (Kingait, Kinngait, Kingnait); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada

Archipelago:

Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Island Name:

Dorset Island

Island Grouping:

Baffin Island Group

Collection History:

Collected in 1927 by Donald A. Cadzow (1894-1960, MAI staff member) during the George Putnam Baffin Island Expedition, led by George Palmer Putnam (1887-1950) and sponsored by MAI and other institutions.

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Catalog Number:

15/5069

Barcode:

155069.000

See related items:

Baffinland Inuit [Kingarmiut/Sikosuilarmiut]

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws632dc3e48-e19e-41d7-b8c5-8889ef086562

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_166283