Culture/People:

probably Thule Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Excavator:

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

Expedition:

Norcross-Bartlett Expedition (1933)  Search this

Expedition leader:

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

Expedition sponsor:

Frederick Kingsbury Curtis (F.K. Curtis), Non-Indian, 1863-1936  Search this

Object Name:

Arrow point part/fragment

Media/Materials:

Animal Bone

Techniques:

Carved, grooved

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Fury and Hecla Strait; Igloolik Island (Iglulik); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada

Archipelago:

Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Island Name:

Igloolik (Iglulik) Island

Island Grouping:

Baffin Island Group

Date created:

probably AD 1400–1600

Collection History:

Excavated by anthropologist Junius Bird (1907-1982) in 1933 during the Norcross-Bartlett Expedition, led by Captain Robert A. Bartlett (1875-1946) and sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History, the American Geographical Society, and the US Department of the Navy; Junius Bird’s participation in the expedition was sponsored by MAI trustee Frederick Kingsbury Curtis (1863-1936).

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Catalog Number:

18/5348

Barcode:

185348.000

See related items:

Thule Tradition (archaeological culture)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws692007db5-5c87-4902-b4f9-8b575777559d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_198219