Spear part/fragment

Date created
probably 1700–1870
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 D near House Site 4; Kangârtik; Ammassalik Municipality (Angmagssalik, Ammassallip); Tunu (East Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas
Eastern Arctic
See related items
Tunumiit [East Greenland] (archaeological)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
18/4213
Barcode
184213.000
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Object Name
Spear part/fragment
Media/Materials
Animal Bone
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ce353b62-e079-4fb3-96ff-5e150a7b7775
Record ID
NMAI_196953