Culture/People:

probably Thule Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)  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:

Spear point

Media/Materials:

Animal Bone

Techniques:

Carved, drilled

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Midden A; Cape York; Qaanaaq Municipality (Thule, Qaanaap); Avannaa (North Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)

Geographical Areas:

Eastern Arctic

Date created:

probably AD 1400–1600

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:

18/3047

Barcode:

183047.000

See related items:

Thule Tradition (archaeological culture)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64910ea6e-6d2d-48d8-a194-677bb1eb9a42

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_195477