Accession No
Z 46185.57
Description
Incomplete harpoon head made of bone. Tip slotted and perforated for end blade; one barb still present; central circular line hole above open socket, flanked by lashing holes on either side; vertical lashing notch to the other side; single spur at base.
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 46185.57; A.III.28 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
156mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Bone Harpoon Head.
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
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
Description (Physical description)
Incomplete harpoon head made of bone. Tip slotted and perforated for end blade; one barb still present; central circular line hole above open socket, flanked by lashing holes on either side; vertical lashing notch to the other side; single spur at base.
Event Date 8/10/2024
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 8/10/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang
FM:26998
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