Ulu knife handle

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Date created: probably AD 1400–1600

Culture/People: probably Thule Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition: Fifth Thule Expedition (1921-1924)
Previous owner: Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)
Expedition leader: Knud Rasmussen (Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen), Non-Indian/Kalaallit [Greenland], 1879-1933

Collection History: Collected during the Fifth Thule Expedition (1921-1924), led by Danish explorer Knud Rasmussen (1879-1933); formerly in the collection of the Nationalmuseet (National Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Nationalmuseet in 1928.
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Place: House ruin 24; Qilalukan; Pond Inlet (Ponds Inlet, Mittimatalik); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
Archipelago: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name: Baffin Island
Island Grouping: Baffin Island Group

See related items: Thule Tradition (archaeological culture); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/2163
Barcode: 162163.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Ulu knife handle
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved, perforated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69fe6a3ac-6d34-45f7-b6d0-bcd09ddfd7db

Record ID: NMAI_173942