Description (Physical description)
Bone scraper with metal blade, harpoon head.
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)
Composite harpoon head with iron end-blade. The blade has a triangular point and is connected to the harpoon head through a blade slot and secured with iron rivet. Below is a transverse line hole and socket with small notches on each side for lashing, with marks visible. Below is a pair of spurs, that are wedge-shaped with a serrated edge, possibly for a second use as a scraper.
Event Date 8/10/2024
Author: Clare McKenna