Vessel fragment/Potsherd

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Date created: probably 1750–1800

Culture/People: Non-Indian (archaeological); probably used by the Kalaallit [Greenland]
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: Ukivinquaq; Appamiut (Agpamiut); Kangaamiut; Maniitsoq Municipality (Sukkertoppen); Kitaa (West Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas: Eastern Arctic

See related items: Non-Indian (archaeological); Kalaallit [Greenland] (archaeological); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/570
Barcode: 180570.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Vessel fragment/Potsherd
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Glazed

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f038a99a-8a52-46bc-aca2-de9b92569d36

Record ID: NMAI_193141