Culture/People:

Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]  Search this

Previous owner:

Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)  Search this

Object Name:

Spear, throwing stick/atlatl, and line

Media/Materials:

Wood, animal bone, ivory, iron point, brass, metal nails, hide thong/babiche

Techniques:

Carved, drilled, pegged, nailed

Dimensions:

Spear: 174.00 x 5.00 x 4.20 cm; atlatl: 58.00 x 7.50 x 2.00 cm; line: 500 cm

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

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

Geographical Areas:

Eastern Arctic

Date created:

1880-1920

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Nationalmuseet (National Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Nationalmuseet in 1931.

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Catalog Number:

17/8225

Barcode:

178225.000

See related items:

Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

On View:

NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f8a1220f-c9b3-4d14-a37c-5437dc271388

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_190797