Child's moccasins

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Culture/People: Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]
Possible collector: Ejnar Mikkelsen, Non-Indian, 1880-1971
Expedition: Ford-Bartlett East Greenland Expedition (1930)
Expedition leader: Captain Robert A. Bartlett (Robert Abram Bartlett), Non-Indian, 1875-1946
Expedition sponsor: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928

Collection History: Collected in 1930 by a Danish colonial administrator in Tasiilaq (possibly polar explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen [1880-1971]) during the Ford-Bartlett East Greenland Expedition, led by Captain Robert A. Bartlett (1875-1946) and sponsored by MAI and MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Place: Tasiilaq (Ammassalik, Angmagssalik); Ammassalik Municipality (Angmagssalik, Ammassallip); Tunu (East Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas: Eastern Arctic

See related items: Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]; Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 17/7086
Barcode: 177086.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Object Name: Child's moccasins
Media/Materials: Sealskin/fur, wool cloth, thread
Techniques: Sewn

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ade67cdd-e034-4dcb-9f83-41f9b09736bf

Record ID: NMAI_189494