Harpoon head part/fragment

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Date created: probably 1700–1800

Culture/People: probably Kalaallit [Greenland] (archaeological) (attributed)
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 4 refuse heap; Narsarsuaq (Narssarssuaq); Qaqortoq Municipality (Julianehåb, Julianehaab); Kitaa (West Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas: Eastern Arctic

See related items: Kalaallit [Greenland] (archaeological); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/7979
Barcode: 187979.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Harpoon head part/fragment
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved, drilled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b10bd394-0921-4c6d-b866-4be1c1a83351

Record ID: NMAI_200914