Hair comb

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Date created: 1800-1900

Culture/People: Baffinland Inuit
Previous owner: J. Carson Brevoort (James Carson Brevoort), Non-Indian, 1818-1887; Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])
Donor: Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of J. Carson Brevoort (1818-1887, a collector of rare books and coins and president of the Long Island Historical Society); presented to the Long Island Historical Society in 1887; lent by the Long Island Historical Society to MAI in 1920; donated to NMAI by the Brooklyn Historical Society in 2020.
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Place: Cumberland Sound; Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
Archipelago: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name: Baffin Island
Island Grouping: Baffin Island Group

See related items: Baffinland Inuit; Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 10/3474
Barcode: 103474.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Hair comb
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Carved, drilled
Dimensions: 7.6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6143525f0-9221-4492-8448-8d51062c8896

Record ID: NMAI_111318