Blubber pounder

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)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
16/2643
Barcode
162643.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Blubber pounder
Media/Materials
Musk ox horn
Techniques
Cut
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws607b5b1c6-c2b1-40cf-9c94-51c28e06e08c
Record ID
NMAI_174367