Accession No

Z 46184.83 A


Description

One point of worked wood, triangular in cross section with rounded corners. Wider end broken off; other end tapering into a broken off tip. One face blackened with an unknown sticky substance.


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 46184.83 A; A.II.33 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Wood


Local Term


Measurements

194mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Wood; Carved; Fragment
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink reading: 'A.II.33.'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


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


Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 46184.83 [A-B]: 'The ?point has evidence of burning. The other piece of wood is rectangular with a knob on one end.'
Event Date 1/3/2001
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


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


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 11/10/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


Conservation (Pest Debris Removed)
CON.2024.6044 | Pest Debris Removed
Event Date 15/10/2024
Author: Stephanie De Roemer


Description (Physical description)
One point of worked wood, triangular in cross section with rounded corners. Wider end broken off; other end tapering into a broken off tip. One face blackened with an unknown sticky substance.
Event Date 21/10/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


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


FM:27189

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