Accession No
Z 46222.23
Description
Whale bone plate with perforations for lashings. Flat and subtriangular; one perforation along the shortest end; three perforations along one long edge, and two pairs of perforations along the other long edge; six perforations along the wider end, each with a groove extending from the perforations to the edge; two perforations on the body across a crack, possibly to mend the crack.
Place
Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Cumberland Sound; Kingrait Fjord
Period
Inuit
Source
Manning, Thomas Henry [excavator]; British Canadian Arctic Expedition
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 46222.23
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
250mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Plate
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
An flat, oval piece ofbone. Fourteen holes drilled around the edge - i.e. 6 on one short edge with 2 further in; 3 along one long side; the other long side has 2 complete holes and 2 holes half drilled; final short side has one hole.
Event Date 30/1/2001
Author: Esther Laver
Description (Physical description)
Whale bone plate with perforations for lashings. Flat and subtriangular; one perforation along the shortest end; three perforations along one long edge, and two pairs of perforations along the other long edge; six perforations along the wider end, each with a groove extending from the perforations to the edge; two perforations on the body across a crack, possibly to mend the crack.
Event Date 21/10/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:27333
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