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Catalog Data

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:
Button buzzer
Media/Materials:
Wood, hide
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling
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:
17/7167
Barcode:
177167.000
See related items:
Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67f8e06fc-1e28-4961-bda2-5d772f1784f5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_189713