Culture/People:

probably Copper Inuit (attributed)  Search this

Object Name:

Cooking pot

Media/Materials:

Steatite/soapstone

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Food Gathering and Preparation

Place:

Banks Island; Inuvialuit Settlement Region; Northwest Territories; Canada

Archipelago:

Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Island Name:

Banks Island

Island Grouping:

South Canadian Arctic Islands

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1918.

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Catalog Number:

8/7916

Barcode:

087916.000

See related items:

Copper Inuit

Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6aa221f50-3d10-4c83-bc85-b7b829045fd2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_94999