Handle

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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 1919.
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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: 9/149
Barcode: 090149.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Handle
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a3258d5d-a17d-4e7e-8eef-4160d30ad51b

Record ID: NMAI_97158