Culture/People:

Iglulingmiut Inuit (Iglulirmiut)  Search this

Collector:

George Palmer Putnam (G.P. Putnam), Non-Indian, 1887-1950  Search this

Expedition leader:

George Palmer Putnam (G.P. Putnam), Non-Indian, 1887-1950  Search this

Expedition sponsor:

American Geographical Society  Search this

Seller:

George Palmer Putnam (G.P. Putnam), Non-Indian, 1887-1950  Search this

Object Name:

Celt

Media/Materials:

Stone

Techniques:

Pecked, ground

Object Type:

Woodworking tools

Place:

Pond Inlet (Ponds Inlet, Mittimatalik); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada

Archipelago:

Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Island Name:

Baffin Island

Island Grouping:

Baffin Island Group

Collection History:

Collected in 1926 during an expedition led by George Palmer Putnam (1887-1950) and sponsored by the American Geographical Society (New York, New York); purchased by MAI from George Palmer Putnam in 1927.

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Catalog Number:

15/2386

Barcode:

152386.000

See related items:

Iglulingmiut Inuit (Iglulirmiut)

Woodworking tools

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e9ab67cc-5466-455c-bc45-e44939eacbdc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_163224