Culture/People:

Baffinland Inuit  Search this

Collector:

William Henry Cave (W.H. Cave), Non-Indian, 1872-1941  Search this

Seller:

William Henry Cave (W.H. Cave), Non-Indian, 1872-1941  Search this

Object Name:

Ulu knife model/miniature

Media/Materials:

Ivory, iron blade

Techniques:

Carved, riveted

Object Type:

Tools and Equipment (General)

Place:

Cumberland Sound; Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada

Archipelago:

Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Island Name:

Baffin Island

Island Grouping:

Baffin Island Group

Collection History:

Probably collected by William Henry Cave (1872-1941, an itinerant Salvation Army preacher) before 1916; purchased by MAI from William Henry Cave in 1918.

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Catalog Number:

8/4646

Barcode:

084646.000

See related items:

Baffinland Inuit

Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d97ed9de-66df-4065-a981-8d13de7b3236

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_91265