Scraper part/fragment

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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: 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: Turf 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); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 17/9356
Barcode: 179356.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Scraper part/fragment
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f3d2c192-3940-461f-8e1a-9f4110be1cf2

Record ID: NMAI_191955