Accession No

Z 46185.83


Description

Harpoon head made of bone. Blade plano-convex in cross section, with sharpened tip and two barbs at base; single line hole; open socket with two lashing holes on either side; two lashing notches at underside; single spur.


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 46185.83; A.III.36 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bone


Local Term


Measurements

200mm


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)
Harpoon head made of bone. Blade plano-convex in cross section, with sharpened tip and two barbs at base; single line hole; open socket with two lashing holes on either side; two lashing notches at underside; single spur.
Event Date 10/10/2024
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 10/10/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang


FM:27024

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