Culture/People:

Kalaallit [Greenland]  Search this

Collector:

Therkel Mathiassen, Non-Indian, 1892-1967  Search this

Previous owner:

Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)  Search this

Object Name:

Scraper

Media/Materials:

Stone

Techniques:

Flaked/chipped

Object Type:

Tools and Equipment (General)

Place:

Qaqortoq (Julianehåb, Julianehaab); Qaqortoq Municipality (Julianehåb, Julianehaab); Kitaa (West Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)

Geographical Areas:

Eastern Arctic

Collection History:

Collected by Therkel Mathiassen (1892-1967, Danish archaeologist, ethnographer, and cartographer) at an unknown date, possibly during fieldwork sponsored by the Nationalmuseet (National Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark); subsequently in the collection of the Nationalmuseet; acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Nationalmuseet in 1935.

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Catalog Number:

18/7930

Barcode:

187930.000

See related items:

Kalaallit [Greenland]

Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64e1b6ad5-f63d-4cd6-8e5a-881e3ff3a0a7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_200516