Accession No
Z 46183.2
Description
Piece of antler worked into a handle. The butt end is flat and round, with a short or broken off tine and the main shaft, long and cylindrical, marked with two long grooves lines across its length. It widens at the opposite end and is curved, with a blade slit and perforation below for lashing.
Place
Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Strathcona Sound; Avartoq [Akbahtok]
Period
?Thule ?Inuit
Source
Rowley, Graham Westbrook [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 46183.2; A.I.2 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Antler
Local Term
Measurements
225mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
?Antler ?Handle
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
House I. Excavated by Graham Rowley in July 1937. See excavation notebook for list and drawings (XA/1/39/4).
Event Date 7/1937
Author: maa
Context (References)
Rowley, G. (2007). Cold Comfort: My Love Affair with the Arctic. 2nd edition. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press.
Event Date 2007
Author: Clare McKenna
Description (Physical description)
Piece of antler worked into a handle. The butt end is flat and round, with a short or broken off tine and the main shaft, long and cylindrical, marked with two long grooves lines across its length. It widens at the opposite end and is curved, with a blade slit and perforation below for lashing.
Event Date 4/10/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
Context (Amendments / updates)
This collection was previously entered as from '?Southampton Island' and collected by Graham Rowley in 1936. However, they correspond to those excavated by Rowley in 1937 at the site of Avartoq [Akbahtok], Strathcona Sound, drawings of which are in his excavation notebook (XA/1/39/4). The Place field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 4/10/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
FM:26805
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