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| Accession no.: |
N: 1236 |
| Title: |
Sheath |
| Description: |
Sheath, knife. Tunumiit (East Greenlanders). Tasiilaq area (Ammassalik area), Kalaallit Nunaata Tunua (East Greenland), 1930-1931. |
| Classified name: |
| Current cultural affiliation |
Tunumiit
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| Former cultural affiliation |
East Greenlanders
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| Cultural subgroup |
ammassalimmiut
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| Current place name |
Kalaallit Nunaata Tunu > Tasiilaq area
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| Former place name |
East Greenland > Ammassalik (Angmassalik) area
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| Gender |
male
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| Getty AAT |
Personal equipment
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| Field collection: |
| Person |
bingham |
| Organisation |
British Arctic Air Route Expedition 1930-31 > baare |
| Place |
Kalaallit Nunaata Tunu (East Greenland) > Tasiilaq area (Ammassalik, Angmassalik area) |
| Date |
1930 |
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| Number of items: |
1 |
| Full description: |
Elongated with straight upper edge and curved lower edge. Made from two main pieces of dehaired seal skin. A single piece of cream dehaired seal skin forms the back. A corresponding piece of same dyed red forms the front. Front is decorated with skin mosaic in geometric pattern of a central diamond
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| Dimensions: |
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Width: 58mm, length: 265mm
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