Accession No
Z 46183.86
Description
Wooden point. Shaft with circular cross-section, slightly chipped to have one flat face; tapering to a broken point at one end; flat head, with length of plaited baleen wrapped around, fraying at the end.
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 46183.86; A.I.57 [Excavation No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Baleen
Local Term
Measurements
170mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Point - With binding
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: Esther Laver
Description (Physical description)
Wooden point. Shaft with circular cross-section, slightly chipped to have one flat face; tapering to a broken point at one end; flat head, with length of plaited baleen wrapped around, fraying at the end.
Event Date 3/10/2024
Author: Esther Laver
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 3/10/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:26889
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