Culture/People:

probably Inughuit [Cape York] (archaeological) (attributed)  Search this

Lender:

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)  Search this

Expedition:

Peary Relief Expedition (1892)  Search this

Expedition leader:

Angelo Heilprin, Non-Indian, 1853-1907  Search this

Object Name:

Snow knife (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

Antler

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Tools and Equipment (General)

Place:

Grave; Sonntag Bay; Qaanaaq Municipality (Thule, Qaanaap); Avannaa (North Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)

Geographical Areas:

Eastern Arctic

Collection History:

Collected in 1892 by members of the Peary Relief Expedition, led by Arctic explorer Angelo Heilprin (1853-1907) and sponsored by the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; lent to MAI by the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1929.

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Catalog Number:

16/7439

Barcode:

167439.000

See related items:

Inughuit [Cape York] (archaeological)

Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws670b3f19d-76c1-4807-8c59-2a52b8b7b062

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_179412