Pipestem part/fragment

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Date created: probably 1820–1825

Culture/People: Non-Indian (archaeological)
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: Thought to represent the explorations of the crews of the Arctic exploring ships HMS Fury and HMS Hecla between 1820 and 1825; collected or 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: Non-Indian (archaeological); Pipes and Smoking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/5396
Barcode: 185396.000

Object Type: Pipes and Smoking

Object Name: Pipestem part/fragment
Media/Materials: Ball clay (kaolin)
Techniques: Mold-made

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6533edaac-d027-4e43-a02b-ee387c05ad41

Record ID: NMAI_198269