Harpoon head

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Date created: probably AD 500–1300

Culture/People: possibly Dorset Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: Junius Bird (Junius Bouton Bird), Non-Indian, 1907-1982
Expedition: George Putnam Baffin Island Expedition (1927)
Expedition leader: George Palmer Putnam (G.P. Putnam), Non-Indian, 1887-1950
Donor: Junius Bird (Junius Bouton Bird), Non-Indian, 1907-1982

Collection History: Collected or excavated in 1927 by anthropologist Junius Bird (1907-1982) during the George Putnam Baffin Island Expedition, led by George Palmer Putnam (1887-1950) and sponsored by MAI and other institutions; donated to MAI by Junius Bird in 1928.
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Place: House Ruins; Mill Island, Hudson Strait; Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
Archipelago: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name: Mill Island
Island Grouping: Baffin Island Group

See related items: Dorset Tradition (archaeological culture); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/8227
Barcode: 158227.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Harpoon head
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved, drilled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws605033ec5-09b3-4ac8-80f8-3782ceb790f5

Record ID: NMAI_169649