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Vessel fragment

Object Details

Collection History
Excavated by Therkel Mathiassen (1892-1967, Danish archaeologist, ethnographer, and cartographer) in 1934, possibly 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 1935.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
probably Kalaallit [Greenland] (archaeological) (attributed)
Excavator
Therkel Mathiassen, Non-Indian, 1892-1967
Previous owner
Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)
Date created
probably AD 1600–1800
Object Name
Vessel fragment
Media/Materials
Steatite/soapstone
Techniques
Ground, drilled
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
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