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Sling

Object Details

Collection History
Collected in 1892 by members of the Peary Relief Expedition, led by Arctic explorer Angelo Heilprin (1853-1907) and sponsored by the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; lent to MAI by the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1929.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Kalaallit [Greenland]
Lender
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)
Expedition
Peary Relief Expedition (1892)
Expedition leader
Angelo Heilprin, Non-Indian, 1853-1907
Object Name
Sling
Media/Materials
Sealskin/fur
Techniques
Tied
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
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