Spear

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Culture/People: Tunumiit [East Greenland]
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Gustav Heye from an unknown source in London, England, in 1937.
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Place: Tunu (East Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas: Eastern Arctic

See related items: Tunumiit [East Greenland]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/6181
Barcode: 196181.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Spear
Media/Materials: Iron point, ivory
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62baa2d4a-356d-4f83-b422-2e5529bc58a0

Record ID: NMAI_209564