Spear foreshaft
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Inuit or Iñupiaq (attributed)
label: Collector
content: William Gowan (William Gowen), Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
label: Seller
content: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by William Gowan (or Gowen) between 1850 and 1854 when he served on the HMS Enterprise during a search for explorer Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), who disappeared during an 1845-1847 voyage to chart Canada's Northwest Passage; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from W.O. Oldman in 1917.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Arctic (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Inuit
label: See related items
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 6/7510
label: Barcode
content: 067510.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spear foreshaft
label: Media/Materials
content: Ivory
label: Techniques
content: Perforated