Fish hook · Canada, Inuit, Thule culture · ID: 3037870
sold
EUR 300
Size
H: 4,5 cm
H: 1.8 inch
Description
whale bone, brown patina, base;
the “Thule” or “proto-Inuit” were the ancestors of all modern Inuit. They developed in coastal Alaska by AD 1000 and expanded eastwards across Canada, reaching Greenland by the 13th century.The appellation “Thule” originates from the location of Thule in northwest Greenland, facing Canada, where the archaeological remains of the people were first found at Comer’s Midden. The links between the Thule and the Inuit are biological, cultural, and linguistic.