Accession No

Z 46183.79


Description

Baleen scraper. With one thinned, curved end for scraping; the other end has thin projections on both sides and a deep groove cut out between. One section is folded over lengthways.


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 46183.79; A.I.56 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Baleen


Local Term


Measurements

68mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Baleen Scraper
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)
Baleen scraper. With one thinned, curved end for scraping; the other end has thin projections on both sides and a deep groove cut out between. One section is folded over lengthways.
Event Date 8/10/2024
Author: Clare McKenna


Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.6105 | Freezing
Event Date 26/11/2024
Author: Kirsty Kernohan


FM:26882

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