Accession No

Z 46183.48


Description

Worked piece of bone, possibly a handle. Thin oblong shaft with one curved end and one end tapering into a triangular point.


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 46183.48; A.I.27 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bone


Local Term


Measurements

202mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Worked bone
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)
Worked piece of bone, possibly a handle. Thin oblong shaft with one curved end and one end tapering into a triangular point.
Event Date 10/10/2024
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:26851

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