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Date created: probably AD 1400–1600

Culture/People: probably Thule Tradition (archaeological culture) (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: 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: Thule Tradition (archaeological culture); Hide working tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/8138
Barcode: 158138.000

Object Type: Hide working tools

Object Name: Hide scraper
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f0fe6561-ebf5-4db1-a96e-4482dbcbd08e

Record ID: NMAI_169304