Harpoon head

Date created
1800-1900
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
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
15/5315
Barcode
155315.000
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Object Name
Harpoon head
Media/Materials
Walrus Ivory, iron
Techniques
Carved, perforated
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws625ef2823-6302-4c94-894f-d2a3875f73c5
Record ID
NMAI_166618