Fish spear/Leister

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Date created: circa 1920

Culture/People: Baffinland Inuit [Kingarmiut/Sikosuilarmiut]
Collector: Donald A. Cadzow, Non-Indian, 1894-1960
Expedition: George Putnam Baffin Island Expedition (1927)
Expedition leader: George Palmer Putnam (G.P. Putnam), Non-Indian, 1887-1950

Collection History: Collected in 1927 by Donald A. Cadzow (1894-1960, MAI staff member) during the George Putnam Baffin Island Expedition, led by George Palmer Putnam (1887-1950) and sponsored by MAI and other institutions.
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Place: Cape Dorset (Kingait, Kinngait, Kingnait); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
Archipelago: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name: Dorset Island
Island Grouping: Baffin Island Group

See related items: Baffinland Inuit [Kingarmiut/Sikosuilarmiut]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, As We Grow: Traditions, Toys, & Games

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/5090
Barcode: 155090.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Fish spear/Leister
Media/Materials: Caribou antler, animal bone, iron point, burlap, sinew
Techniques: Carved, drilled, wrapped
Dimensions: 36.20 x 6.30 x 2.00 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63357bf49-04c5-42ad-9476-66722f715327

Record ID: NMAI_166305