Awl/perforator

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Date created: probably AD 1600–1800

Culture/People: probably Kalaallit [Greenland] (archaeological) (attributed)
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: Village site; Kitaa (West Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas: Eastern Arctic

See related items: Kalaallit [Greenland] (archaeological); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 11/3027
Barcode: 113027.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Awl/perforator
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b4697f6a-b791-40ff-956f-81582d614e69

Record ID: NMAI_121805