Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected 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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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Baffinland Inuit [Kingarmiut/Sikosuilarmiut]
- 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
- Object Name
- Scratching stick
- Media/Materials
- Wood, iron, seal hair
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Personal items
