Fish spear point/Leister point

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Culture/People: Kalaallit [Upernavik, Greenland]
Excavator: Therkel Mathiassen, Non-Indian, 1892-1967
Previous owner: Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)

Collection History: Collected or excavated in 1929 by Therkel Mathiassen (1892-1967, Danish archaeologist, ethnographer, and cartographer) during fieldwork sponsored by the Nationalmuseet (National Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Nationalmuseet in 1930.
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Place: Inussuk (Inugsuk); Upernavik Municipality (Upernaviup, Upernivik); Kitaa (West Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas: Eastern Arctic

See related items: Kalaallit [Upernavik, Greenland]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 17/5326
Barcode: 175326.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Fish spear point/Leister point
Media/Materials: Baleen
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws692caa896-2d15-484b-9a4c-2d7076042adc

Record ID: NMAI_187693