Flake tool/Worked flake

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Date created: probably AD 1550–1850

Culture/People: probably Labrador Inuit (archaeological) (attributed)
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 or excavated 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: Sculpin Island; Labrador; Newfoundland and Labrador; Canada
Island Name: Sculpin Island

See related items: Labrador Inuit (archaeological); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/8174
Barcode: 158174.001

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Flake tool/Worked flake
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Flaked/chipped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bb154e6e-6876-4c4b-9b51-1f397b65ca4f

Record ID: NMAI_169255