Bow drill mouthpiece
date: label: Date created
content: probably AD 1600–1800
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Kalaallit [Greenland] (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Possible collector
content: Knud Rasmussen (Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen), Non-Indian/Kalaallit [Greenland], 1879-1933
label: Previous owner
content: Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)
notes: label: Collection History
content: Possibly collected during the Fourth Thule Expedition (1919-1920), led by Danish explorer Knud Rasmussen (1879-1933); formerly in the collection of the Nationalmuseet (National Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Nationalmuseet in 1922.
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place: label: Place
content: Village site; Kitaa (West Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
label: Geographical Areas
content: Eastern Arctic
setName: label: See related items
content: Kalaallit [Greenland] (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 11/3030
label: Barcode
content: 113030.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bow drill mouthpiece
label: Media/Materials
content: Animal Bone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled