Accession No

Z 46183.125


Description

Two fragments of baleen. One is flat, long, and rectangular, broken at both ends. The other is flat and subrectangular, curved at one corner on both sides, possibly part of a box 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 46183.125; A.I.72 [Excavation No.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Baleen


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Strip; Box
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


Description (Physical description)
One could be a small box base broken in half.
Event Date 20/2/2001
Author: Esther Laver


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


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: Esther Laver


Description (Physical description)
Two fragments of baleen. One is flat, long, and rectangular, broken at both ends. The other is flat and subrectangular, curved at one corner on both sides, possibly part of a box base.
Event Date 7/10/2024
Author: Esther Laver


Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.6105 | Freezing
Event Date 26/11/2024
Author: Kirsty Kernohan


FM:27071

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