Harpoon head

Date created
probably AD 1600–1900
Culture/People
probably Inuit (archaeological) (attributed)
Collector
Donald A. Cadzow, Non-Indian, 1894-1960
Expedition
George Putnam Baffin Island Expedition (1927)
Expedition leader
George Palmer Putnam (G.P. Putnam), Non-Indian, 1887-1950
Collection History
Collected or excavated in 1927 by Donald A. Cadzow (1894-1960, MAI staff member) during the George Putnam Baffin Island Expedition, led by George Palmer Putnam (1887-1950) and sponsored by MAI and other institutions.
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Place
Cape Dorset (Kingait, Kinngait, Kingnait); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
Archipelago
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name
Dorset Island
Island Grouping
Baffin Island Group
See related items
Inuit (archaeological)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
15/7902
Barcode
157902.000
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Object Name
Harpoon head
Media/Materials
Animal Bone
Techniques
Carved, drilled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63e62ed8f-4f85-4513-b055-d4a4694411b5
Record ID
NMAI_169477