Tool of unknown function

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Date created: probably AD 1200–1600

Culture/People: possibly Thule Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1917.
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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: 7/788
Barcode: 070788.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Tool of unknown function
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved, perforated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a7b15b7b-5ec1-49d3-ae50-13840ec959ab

Record ID: NMAI_76195