Courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian
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Time Period:
1870-1890
Materials:
Ivory, iron
Techniques:
Carved, incised
Dimensions:
Cultures:
American Indians, Arctic, Greenland, Kalaallitt (Greenland Eskimo), Native Americans, North America
Geographical Areas:
Eastern Arctic
Country:
Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Collection History:
Probably collected between 1891 and 1892 by members of an expedition led by arctic explorer Robert E. Peary (1856-1920) and sponsored by the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia; lent to MAI by the Academy in 1929; purchased by MAI the same year.
Source ID:
NMAI_179516
Catalog Number:
16/7539
Album Name:
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