Object

Accession No

Z 46185.37 A

Description

Worked bone tool, possibly a composite knife handle. Flat; roughly plano-convex in cross section; scored at both ends for lashing purposes.

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 46185.37 A; A.III.23 [Excavation no.]

Cultural Affliation

Material

Bone

Local Term

Measurements

190mm

Events

Description (Physical description)
Worked bone fragment.
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Field collection)
House III. Excavated by Graham Rowley in July 1937. See excavation notebook for list and drawings (XA/1/39/4).
Event Date 7/1937
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Flat bone point.
Event Date 21/2/2001
Author: Jodi Zhang

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: Jodi Zhang

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 7/10/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang

Description (Physical description)
Worked bone tool, possibly a composite knife handle. Flat; roughly plano-convex in cross section; scored at both ends for lashing purposes.
Event Date 7/10/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang

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