Object Details
- Collection History
- Excavated in 1931 or 1932 by Therkel Mathiassen (1892-1967, Danish archaeologist, ethnographer, and cartographer) during fieldwork sponsored by the Nationalmuseet (National Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark); subsequently in the collection of the Nationalmuseet; acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Nationalmuseet in 1932.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Dorset Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Excavator
- Therkel Mathiassen, Non-Indian, 1892-1967
- Previous owner
- Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)
- Date created
- probably AD 500–1000
- Object Name
- Harpoon head
- Media/Materials
- Animal Bone
- Techniques
- Carved, drilled, grooved
- Object Type
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
