Fish spear/Leister part/fragment

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Culture/People: Copper Inuit [Ahagmiut/Coronation Gulf]
Collector: Donald A. Cadzow, Non-Indian, 1894-1960

Collection History: Collected in 1917 by Donald A. Cadzow (1894-1960, MAI staff member) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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Place: Coronation Gulf; Kitkmeot Region (Qitirmiut); Nunavut; Canada

See related items: Copper Inuit [Ahagmiut/Coronation Gulf]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 7/1056
Barcode: 071056.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Fish spear/Leister part/fragment
Media/Materials: Wood, animal bone, copper, hide thong/babiche, sinew
Techniques: Carved, wrapped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62d7cec07-2949-4425-b96a-1e81ea84a44c

Record ID: NMAI_76593