Wedge

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
Fury and Hecla Strait; Igloolik Island (Iglulik); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
Archipelago
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name
Igloolik (Iglulik) Island
Island Grouping
Baffin Island Group
See related items
Thule Tradition (archaeological culture)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
18/5298
Barcode
185298.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Wedge
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws661d641f4-793a-49c7-98e4-41482c1322b1
Record ID
NMAI_198167