Seal scratcher
date: label: Date created
content: probably AD 1400–1600
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Thule Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Junius Bird (Junius Bouton Bird), Non-Indian, 1907-1982
label: Expedition
content: George Putnam Baffin Island Expedition (1927)
label: Expedition leader
content: George Palmer Putnam (G.P. Putnam), Non-Indian, 1887-1950
label: Donor
content: Junius Bird (Junius Bouton Bird), Non-Indian, 1907-1982
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or excavated in 1927 by anthropologist Junius Bird (1907-1982) during the George Putnam Baffin Island Expedition, led by George Palmer Putnam (1887-1950) and sponsored by MAI and other institutions; donated to MAI by Junius Bird in 1928.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: House Ruins; Mill Island, Hudson Strait; Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
label: Archipelago
content: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
label: Island Name
content: Mill Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Baffin Island Group
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: 15/8248
label: Barcode
content: 158248.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Seal scratcher
label: Media/Materials
content: Animal Bone
label: Techniques
content: Notched