Culture/People:

probably Thule Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Expedition:

Fifth Thule Expedition (1921-1924)  Search this

Previous owner:

Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)  Search this

Expedition leader:

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

Object Name:

Ice pick part/fragment

Media/Materials:

Animal Bone

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Tools and Equipment (General)

Place:

House ruin 24; Qilalukan; Pond Inlet (Ponds Inlet, Mittimatalik); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada

Archipelago:

Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Island Name:

Baffin Island

Island Grouping:

Baffin Island Group

Date created:

probably AD 1400–1600

Collection History:

Collected during the Fifth Thule Expedition (1921-1924), 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 1928.

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Catalog Number:

16/2154

Barcode:

162154.000

See related items:

Thule Tradition (archaeological culture)

Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6859aee16-5fb5-48d3-8839-594a6a01584d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_173933