Shaman's sucking tube (Image withheld)

Culture/People
Kalaallit [Greenland]
Previous owner
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Seller
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Presenter/funding source
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
Collection History
Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from W.O. Oldman in 1919 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Place
Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas
Eastern Arctic
See related items
Kalaallit [Greenland]
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
8/8792
Barcode
088792.000
Object Type
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
Object Name
Shaman's sucking tube (Image withheld)
Media/Materials
Animal Bone
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bc47f508-4620-4dd6-8528-8a1b22986852
Record ID
NMAI_95768