Seal hole probe part/fragment

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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 8; 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); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/2189
Barcode: 162189.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Seal hole probe part/fragment
Media/Materials: Walrus tooth/teeth
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws651fd2d60-d7bb-4d31-88ee-cd6caf0e5058

Record ID: NMAI_173968