Worked metal

Date created
probably AD 1600–1800
Culture/People
Non-Indian (archaeological); probably used by the Kalaallit [Greenland]
Excavator
Therkel Mathiassen, Non-Indian, 1892-1967
Previous owner
Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)
Collection History
Excavated by Therkel Mathiassen (1892-1967, Danish archaeologist, ethnographer, and cartographer) in 1934, possibly 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 1935.
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Place
House 5; Narsarsuaq (Narssarssuaq); Qaqortoq Municipality (Julianehåb, Julianehaab); Kitaa (West Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas
Eastern Arctic
See related items
Non-Indian (archaeological)
Kalaallit [Greenland] (archaeological)
Materials: Waste
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
18/7934
Barcode
187934.000
Object Type
Materials: Waste
Object Name
Worked metal
Media/Materials
Iron
Techniques
Unmodified
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws685697bea-81c8-4ce9-9571-0b88adc3d08f
Record ID
NMAI_200866