Culture/People:

Kalaallit [Upernavik, Greenland]  Search this

Excavator:

Therkel Mathiassen, Non-Indian, 1892-1967  Search this

Previous owner:

Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)  Search this

Object Name:

Wedge

Media/Materials:

Animal Bone

Techniques:

Perforated

Object Type:

Tools and Equipment (General)

Place:

Inussuk (Inugsuk); Upernavik Municipality (Upernaviup, Upernivik); Kitaa (West Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)

Geographical Areas:

Eastern Arctic

Collection History:

Collected or excavated in 1929 by Therkel Mathiassen (1892-1967, Danish archaeologist, ethnographer, and cartographer) during fieldwork sponsored by the Nationalmuseet (National Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Nationalmuseet in 1930.

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Catalog Number:

17/5345

Barcode:

175345.000

See related items:

Kalaallit [Upernavik, Greenland]

Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68490e267-7930-4917-b1a8-256e1988210e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_187712