Culture/People

Baffinland Inuit (Baffinland Eskimo)

Collector

William Henry Cave (W.H. Cave), Non-Indian, 1872-1941

Seller

William Henry Cave (W.H. Cave), Non-Indian, 1872-1941

Object Name

Spear foreshaft

Media/Materials

Animal Bone

Techniques

Perforated

Object Type

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place

Cumberland Sound; Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada

Archipelago

Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Island Name

Baffin Island

Island Grouping

Baffin Island Group

Collection History

Probably collected by William Henry Cave (1872-1941, an itinerant Salvation Army preacher) before 1916; purchased by MAI from William Henry Cave in 1918.

Catalog Number

8/4657

Barcode

084657.000

See related items

Baffinland Inuit (Baffinland Eskimo)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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