Wound pin/plug

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Culture/People: Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]
Previous owner: Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Nationalmuseet (National Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Nationalmuseet in 1931.
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Place: Tasiilaq (Ammassalik, Angmagssalik); Ammassalik Municipality (Angmagssalik, Ammassallip); Tunu (East Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas: Eastern Arctic

See related items: Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 17/8263
Barcode: 178263.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Wound pin/plug
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws609463292-262e-4bf8-902e-3e6131f37de4

Record ID: NMAI_190839