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Culture/People
Kalaallit [Greenland]
Lender
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)
Expedition
Peary Relief Expedition (1892)
Expedition leader
Angelo Heilprin, Non-Indian, 1853-1907
Collection History
Collected in 1892 by members of the Peary Relief Expedition, led by Arctic explorer Angelo Heilprin (1853-1907) and sponsored by the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; lent to MAI by the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1929.
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Place
Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas
Eastern Arctic
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Kalaallit [Greenland]
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
16/7481
Barcode
167481.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
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Media/Materials
Ivory, sinew
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e7bb0c25-710e-441a-aa41-0437caeaf54d
Record ID
NMAI_179456