Harpoon rest/support

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Date created: probably AD 1600–1900

Culture/People: probably 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: Village site near Amadjuak; Amadjuak; Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
Archipelago: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name: Baffin Island
Island Grouping: Baffin Island Group

See related items: Inuit (archaeological); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/8194
Barcode: 158194.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Harpoon rest/support
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved, grooved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6998ad64c-f940-4ed0-9058-38bbea8b609e

Record ID: NMAI_169615