Throwing stick/Atlatl

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Culture/People: Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]
Possible collector: Knud Rasmussen (Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen), Non-Indian/Kalaallit [Greenland], 1879-1933
Previous owner: Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)

Collection History: Possibly collected during the Fourth Thule Expedition (1919-1920), led by Danish explorer Knud Rasmussen (1879-1933); formerly in the collection of the Nationalmuseet (National Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Nationalmuseet in 1922.
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Place: Tasiilaq (Ammassalik, Angmagssalik); Ammassalik Municipality (Angmagssalik, Ammassallip); Tunu (East Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas: Eastern Arctic

See related items: Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 11/2980
Barcode: 112980.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Throwing stick/Atlatl
Media/Materials: Wood, animal bone, animal gut/intestines
Techniques: Perforated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cfcd672a-ec07-4863-a7d2-ccbb80c5f15f

Record ID: NMAI_121757