Accession No
Z 46185.89
Description
Large, flat, sub-rectangular piece of worked ivory, one end terminated by a jagged break; possibly part of a sledge runner. Extant end is gouge-like with a concavo-convex cross-section; gouge-like end features five circular perforations arranged in an X-shape.
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 46185.89; A.III.37 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ivory
Local Term
Measurements
214mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Bone; Sled; Runner - Large, pierced with 5 holes; Worked; 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 07/1937
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: Zahni Blumenthal
Description (Physical description)
Large, flat, sub-rectangular piece of worked ivory, one end terminated by a jagged break; possibly part of a sledge runner. Extant end is gouge-like with a concavo-convex cross-section; gouge-like end features five circular perforations arranged in an X-shape.
Event Date 4/10/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
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 4/10/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
FM:27030
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