Accession No
Z 46183.29
Description
Knotted strip of baleen. The strip is bent into a triangular shape, with knotted loop at one end and a knotted bundle at the other.
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 46183.29; A.I.18 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Baleen
Local Term
Measurements
190mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Knotted string.
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
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
Description (Physical description)
Knotted strip of baleen. The strip is bent into a triangular shape, with knotted loop at one end and a knotted bundle at the other.
Event Date 8/10/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.6105 | Freezing
Event Date 26/11/2024
Author: Kirsty Kernohan
FM:26832
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