Spear with point protector

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Date created: 1930-1931

Culture/People: Mi'kmaq (Micmac)
Collector: Frederick Johnson (Fred Johnson/Frederick M. Johnson), Non-Indian, 1904-1994
Expedition sponsor: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collected in 1931 by anthropologist Frederick Johnson (1904-1994) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Samiajij Miawpukek Reserve (Conne River Reserve); Newfoundland; Newfoundland and Labrador; Canada

See related items: Mi'kmaq (Micmac); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/1016
Barcode: 181016.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Indigenous Term: txodiyon

Object Name: Spear with point protector
Media/Materials: Wood, animal bone, twine/string, tree pitch/gum, commercially tanned leather, sinew
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 163 x 4 x 3.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fb0778a7-f478-4ca6-aa13-c060436748da

Record ID: NMAI_193385