Spear foreshaft

Date created
probably AD 1600–1800
Culture/People
probably Tunumiit [East Greenland] (archaeological) (attributed)
Excavator
Junius Bird (Junius Bouton Bird), Non-Indian, 1907-1982
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
Excavated by anthropologist Junius Bird (1907-1982) in 1930 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
Site B, Cape David Gray, Shannon Island; Northeast Greenland National Park; Tunu (East Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Island Name
Shannon Island
Island Grouping
Greenland Islands
Geographical Areas
Eastern Arctic
See related items
Tunumiit [East Greenland] (archaeological)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
17/9220
Barcode
179220.000
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Object Name
Spear foreshaft
Media/Materials
Animal Bone
Techniques
Carved, drilled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61aadc361-c372-4fbc-82b9-a1d554f83739
Record ID
NMAI_191076