Culture/People:

Non-Indian (archaeological); probably used by the Inughuit [Cape York]  Search this

Excavator:

Junius Bird (Junius Bouton Bird), Non-Indian, 1907-1982  Search this

Expedition:

Peary Memorial Expedition (1932)  Search this

Expedition leader:

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

Expedition sponsor:

Arthur D. Norcross, Non-Indian, 1865-1969  Search this

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

Object Name:

Bead/beads

Media/Materials:

Amber

Techniques:

Ground, drilled

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

House 1; Cape York; Qaanaaq Municipality (Thule, Qaanaap); Avannaa (North Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)

Geographical Areas:

Eastern Arctic

Date created:

probably 1700–1900

Collection History:

Excavated by anthropologist Junius Bird (1907-1982) in 1932 during the Peary Memorial Expedition to erect a memorial to Commander Robert E. Peary (1856-1920) at Cape York, Greenland, led by Captain Robert A. Bartlett (1875-1946) and sponsored by members of the Peary family, Captain Bartlett, and Arthur D. Norcross (1865-1969, a publisher and nature philanthropist); items collected by Junius Bird during the expedition were deposited with MAI in 1932.

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Catalog Number:

18/2799

Barcode:

182799.000

See related items:

Non-Indian (archaeological)

Inughuit [Cape York] (archaeological)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws662dd17b0-52e8-4421-afd4-8c7c699d56f3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_195468