Figure

Date created
probably AD 1400–1600
Culture/People
probably Thule Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator
Junius Bird (Junius Bouton Bird), Non-Indian, 1907-1982
Expedition
Norcross-Bartlett Expedition (1933)
Expedition leader
Captain Robert A. Bartlett (Robert Abram Bartlett), Non-Indian, 1875-1946
Expedition sponsor
Frederick Kingsbury Curtis (F.K. Curtis), Non-Indian, 1863-1936
Collection History
Excavated by anthropologist Junius Bird (1907-1982) in 1933 during the Norcross-Bartlett Expedition, led by Captain Robert A. Bartlett (1875-1946) and sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History, the American Geographical Society, and the US Department of the Navy; Junius Bird’s participation in the expedition was sponsored by MAI trustee Frederick Kingsbury Curtis (1863-1936).
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Place
Fury and Hecla Strait; Igloolik Island (Iglulik); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
Archipelago
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name
Igloolik (Iglulik) Island
Island Grouping
Baffin Island Group
See related items
Thule Tradition (archaeological culture)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
18/5383
Barcode
185383.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Figure
Media/Materials
Antler
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6401e9e7e-68c1-42ba-9e5d-9347d3f86d28
Record ID
NMAI_198256