Harpoon head
date: label: Date created
content: 2000–1500 BC
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Pre-Dorset (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: George Palmer Putnam (G.P. Putnam), Non-Indian, 1887-1950
label: Expedition leader
content: George Palmer Putnam (G.P. Putnam), Non-Indian, 1887-1950
label: Expedition sponsor
content: American Geographical Society
label: Seller
content: George Palmer Putnam (G.P. Putnam), Non-Indian, 1887-1950
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected in 1926 during an expedition led by George Palmer Putnam (1887-1950) and sponsored by the American Geographical Society (New York, New York); purchased by MAI from George Palmer Putnam in 1927.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Pond Inlet (Ponds Inlet, Mittimatalik); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
label: Archipelago
content: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
label: Island Name
content: Baffin Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Baffin Island Group
setName: label: See related items
content: Pre-Dorset (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: 15/2294
label: Barcode
content: 152294.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Harpoon head
label: Media/Materials
content: Animal Bone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, barbed, perforated