Harpoon foreshaft
date: label: Date created
content: probably AD 1400–1600
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Thule Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Excavator
content: Junius Bird (Junius Bouton Bird), Non-Indian, 1907-1982
label: Expedition
content: Ford-Bartlett East Greenland Expedition (1930)
label: Expedition leader
content: Captain Robert A. Bartlett (Robert Abram Bartlett), Non-Indian, 1875-1946
label: Expedition sponsor
content: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated by anthropologist Junius Bird (1907-1982) in 1930 during the Ford-Bartlett East Greenland Expedition, led by Captain Robert A. Bartlett (1875-1946) and sponsored by MAI and MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Site A, Cape David Gray, Shannon Island; Northeast Greenland National Park; Tunu (East Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
label: Island Name
content: Shannon Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Greenland Islands
label: Geographical Areas
content: Eastern Arctic
setName: label: See related items
content: Thule Tradition (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 17/9085
label: Barcode
content: 179085.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Harpoon foreshaft
label: Media/Materials
content: Animal Bone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled