Scratching stick

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Culture/People: Netsilingmiut Inuit (Netsilik)
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: Near Pelly Bay; Kugaaruk (Pelly Bay); Kitkmeot Region (Qitirmiut); Nunavut; Canada

See related items: Netsilingmiut Inuit (Netsilik); Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/2638
Barcode: 162638.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Scratching stick
Media/Materials: Wood, bearskin/fur, sinew
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65081bff5-b8b7-4917-aa2a-bbed3f69d765

Record ID: NMAI_174362