Projectile point

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Date created: probably 1800–1900

Culture/People: probably Iñupiaq (archaeological) (attributed)
Collector: Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Previous owner: Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Seller: Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940

Collection History: Collected between 1907 and 1913 by Micajah W. Pope (1873-1940) during his work with the Alaskan Boundary Survey; purchased by MAI from Micajah Pope in 1939.
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Place: Deserted driftwood hut; Demarcation Point (Pataktak); Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq (archaeological); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/240
Barcode: 200240.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Projectile point
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Barbed

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws630b027d9-0987-47a5-a55a-9db84ac0e6ec

Record ID: NMAI_213901