Wedge
- Date created
- probably AD 1200–1600
- Culture/People
- possibly Thule Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
- Seller
- Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
- Seller agent
- Joseph E. Standley (J. E. Standley), Non-Indian, 1854-1940
- Presenter/funding source
- James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1916 from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop (Seattle, Washington), which was owned and operated by James E. Standley (1854-1940), using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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- Place
- Banks Island; Inuvialuit Settlement Region; Northwest Territories; Canada (inferred)
- Archipelago
- Canadian Arctic Archipelago
- Island Name
- Banks Island
- Island Grouping
- South Canadian Arctic Islands
- See related items
- Thule Tradition (archaeological culture)
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 5/3090
- Barcode
- 053090.000
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Wedge
- Media/Materials
- Ivory
- Techniques
- Carved
- Record ID
- NMAI_56936