Accession No
Z 46184.27
Description
One bundle of thin baleen threads, rolled up and tightly wrapped at one point.
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 46184.27; A.II.12 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Baleen
Local Term
Measurements
89mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Paper label formerly attached to object reading in black ink: 'A.II.12'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Description (Physical description)
Bundle of baleen threads.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
House II. 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: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Description (Physical description)
One bundle of thin baleen threads, rolled up and tightly wrapped at one point.
Event Date 10/10/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
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 9/10/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.6105 | Freezing
Event Date 26/11/2024
Author: Kirsty Kernohan
FM:27133
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