Accession No
Z 46183.97 A
Description
Slate ulu blade. Trapezoidal, with a curved cutting edge; fragmented at the top edge and at one corner.
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 46183.97 A; A.I.64 [Excavation No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Slate
Local Term
Measurements
72mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 46183.97 [A-E]: 'Slate; Ulu Blade - 5 slate fragments (?1 small ulu blade); Fragment'.
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)
Slate ulu blade. Trapezoidal, with a curved cutting edge; fragmented at the top edge and at one corner.
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:26900
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