Culture/People:

Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]  Search this

Possible collector:

Ejnar Mikkelsen, Non-Indian, 1880-1971  Search this

Expedition:

Ford-Bartlett East Greenland Expedition (1930)  Search this

Expedition leader:

Captain Robert A. Bartlett (Robert Abram Bartlett), Non-Indian, 1875-1946  Search this

Expedition sponsor:

James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this

Object Name:

Woman's collar

Media/Materials:

Glass bead/beads

Techniques:

Gourd stitch/Brick stitch/Netted beadwork

Dimensions:

232 x 88 cm

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Tasiilaq (Ammassalik, Angmagssalik); Ammassalik Municipality (Angmagssalik, Ammassallip); Tunu (East Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)

Geographical Areas:

Eastern Arctic

Collection History:

Collected in 1930 by a Danish colonial administrator in Tasiilaq (possibly polar explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen [1880-1971]) during the Ford-Bartlett East Greenland Expedition, led by Captain Robert A. Bartlett (1875-1946) and sponsored by MAI and MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).

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Catalog Number:

17/7076

Barcode:

177076.000

See related items:

Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ffc0d4f0-ebd8-499f-b27e-198f45e54bb6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_189484