Spear foreshaft part/fragment

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Date created: probably AD 1500–1600

Culture/People: probably Thule Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator: Therkel Mathiassen, Non-Indian, 1892-1967
Previous owner: Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)

Collection History: Excavated in 1929 by Therkel Mathiassen (1892-1967, Danish archaeologist, ethnographer, and cartographer) during fieldwork sponsored by the Nationalmuseet (National Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark); subsequently in the collection of the Nationalmuseet; acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Nationalmuseet in 1931.
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Place: House 1 doorway; Illutalik (Igdlutalik) Island; Kangaamiut; Maniitsoq Municipality (Sukkertoppen); Kitaa (West Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Island Name: Illutalik (Igdlutalik) Island
Island Grouping: Greenland Islands
Geographical Areas: Eastern Arctic

See related items: Thule Tradition (archaeological culture); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/503
Barcode: 180503.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Spear foreshaft part/fragment
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved, drilled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68f9017cc-9427-41fd-abd5-2b42e6e4ed12

Record ID: NMAI_193095