Harpoon head

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Culture/People: Baffinland Inuit
Previous owner: Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])
Donor: Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Long Island Historical Society; lent to MAI by the Long Island Historical Society in 1920; donated to NMAI by the Brooklyn Historical Society in 2020.
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Place: Cumberland Sound; Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
Archipelago: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name: Baffin Island
Island Grouping: Baffin Island Group

See related items: Baffinland Inuit; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 10/3475
Barcode: 103475.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Harpoon head
Media/Materials: Animal Bone, ivory, hide
Techniques: Carved, perforated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws605147c02-bdba-4fa7-b5bd-7912c7ca48f0

Record ID: NMAI_111321