Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected or excavated in 1929 by Therkel Mathiassen (1892-1967, Danish archaeologist, ethnographer, and cartographer) during fieldwork sponsored by the Nationalmuseet (National Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Nationalmuseet in 1930.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Kalaallit [Upernavik, Greenland]
- Excavator
- Therkel Mathiassen, Non-Indian, 1892-1967
- Previous owner
- Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)
- Object Name
- Wound pin/plug fragment
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
