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Catalog Data

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:
Game/Toy
Media/Materials:
Wood, sealskin/fur, vegetal dye/dyes, sinew
Techniques:
Carved, dyed, stitched
Dimensions:
11.00 x 11.80 x 1.80 cm
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling
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
Date created:
circa 1925
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.
Contact Us:
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Catalog Number:
15/5281
Barcode:
155281.000
See related items:
Baffinland Inuit [Kingarmiut/Sikosuilarmiut]
Games, Toys, Gambling
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, As We Grow: Traditions, Toys, & Games
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws633d7f743-9bd6-4209-84cd-d2e40649fff9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_166583