Whetstone
- Date created
- probably 1700–1900
- Culture/People
- probably Tunumiit [East Greenland] (archaeological) (attributed)
- Excavator
- Therkel Mathiassen, Non-Indian, 1892-1967
- Previous owner
- Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)
- Collection History
- Excavated in 1931 or 1932 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 1932.
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- Place
- Excavation Field E near House Site 5; Savanganeq, Sermilik Fjord; Ammassalik Municipality (Angmagssalik, Ammassallip); Tunu (East Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
- Geographical Areas
- Eastern Arctic
- See related items
- Tunumiit [East Greenland] (archaeological)
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 18/4173
- Barcode
- 184173.000
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Whetstone
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Ground
- Record ID
- NMAI_196909