Sledge

Object Details

Collector

Dr. Elisha K. Kane

Henry Grinnell

Donor Name

Capt. Charles F. Hall

FROM CARD: "BROUGHT HOME BY [Elisha Kent] KANE AND PRESENTED BY HENRY GRINNELL, ESQ."

Elisha Kent Kane was a member of the First Grinnell Expedition of 1850 - 1851, financed by Henry Grinnell, to determine the fate of the lost Franklin Polar Expedition. Kane was the leader of the Second Grinnell Expedition of 1853 - 1855. Grinnell also supported the expeditions of Charles Francis Hall.

Small sled E2676 and what appears to be larger sled E10377 are visible on top of cabinets towards the right in a photograph taken at the Centennial Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia. Interior view, Department of the Interior exhibits in the United States Government Building, featuring archeological and anthropological artifacts, prepared by Bureau of Indian Affairs and Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 64, Folder 01, Image No. SIA_000095_B64_F01_010. https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_400408 .

Record Last Modified

27 Jul 2024

Specimen Count

1

Accession Date

1871

Accession Number

002157

USNM Number

E10377-0

Object Type

Sled

Place

Greenland

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NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8327706

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a2227e51-0efe-4c2f-a5c9-bf61644820d1