Arrow point

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Date created: probably AD 1400–1600

Culture/People: probably Thule Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator: Junius Bird (Junius Bouton Bird), Non-Indian, 1907-1982
Expedition: Norcross-Bartlett Expedition (1933)
Expedition leader: Captain Robert A. Bartlett (Robert Abram Bartlett), Non-Indian, 1875-1946
Expedition sponsor: Frederick Kingsbury Curtis (F.K. Curtis), Non-Indian, 1863-1936

Collection History: Excavated by anthropologist Junius Bird (1907-1982) in 1933 during the Norcross-Bartlett Expedition, led by Captain Robert A. Bartlett (1875-1946) and sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History, the American Geographical Society, and the US Department of the Navy; Junius Bird’s participation in the expedition was sponsored by MAI trustee Frederick Kingsbury Curtis (1863-1936).
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Place: Maluksitaq, Lyon Inlet, Melville Peninsula; Kivalliq Region (Keewatin); Nunavut; Canada

See related items: Thule Tradition (archaeological culture); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/5107
Barcode: 185107.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Arrow point
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved, barbed

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6212af72f-c584-4fcc-91d7-29bb159b2e17

Record ID: NMAI_197893