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Culture/People
Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]
Possible collector
Ejnar Mikkelsen, Non-Indian, 1880-1971
Expedition
Ford-Bartlett East Greenland Expedition (1930)
Expedition leader
Captain Robert A. Bartlett (Robert Abram Bartlett), Non-Indian, 1875-1946
Expedition sponsor
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
Collection History
Collected in 1930 by a Danish colonial administrator in Tasiilaq (possibly polar explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen [1880-1971]) during the Ford-Bartlett East Greenland Expedition, led by Captain Robert A. Bartlett (1875-1946) and sponsored by MAI and MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Place
Tasiilaq (Ammassalik, Angmagssalik); Ammassalik Municipality (Angmagssalik, Ammassallip); Tunu (East Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas
Eastern Arctic
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Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
17/7186
Barcode
177186.000
Object Type
Games, Toys, Gambling
Object Name
Figure
Media/Materials
Ivory, animal bone
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws680141c27-22ea-40d9-ba2e-f1dc67037040
Record ID
NMAI_189732