Bear figure

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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 leader: Captain Robert A. Bartlett (Robert Abram Bartlett), Non-Indian, 1875-1946
Expedition: Ford-Bartlett East Greenland Expedition (1930)
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: Stone house; Site C, Clavering Island; Northeast Greenland National Park; Tunu (East Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Island Name: Clavering Island
Island Grouping: Greenland Islands

See related items: Tunumiit [East Greenland] (archaeological); Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 17/9465
Barcode: 179465.001

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Bear figure
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d26f022e-767c-4781-b7b9-8f3c75c698b3

Record ID: NMAI_191706