Hunting float

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Culture/People: Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]
Collector: Harry Whitney, Non-Indian, 1873-1936
Donor: Harry Whitney, Non-Indian, 1873-1936

Collection History: Collected by Harry Whitney (1873-1936) between 1908 and 1910 during big-game hunting trips to Greenland; donated to MAI by Harry Whitney in 1932.
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Place: Tasiilaq (Ammassalik, Angmagssalik); Ammassalik Municipality (Angmagssalik, Ammassallip); Tunu (East Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas: Eastern Arctic

See related items: Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/2689
Barcode: 182689.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Hunting float
Media/Materials: Animal bladder, wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws662d3c4aa-222d-46b5-8fe0-d8b1604afe29

Record ID: NMAI_195341