Accession No
Z 45272
Description
Slate spear head of leaf shape, flat with serial vertical grooves on one edge and rectangular tang. Some loss material on blade and tang on one side.
Place
Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Agu [Aggo]
Period
Inuit
Source
Rowley, Graham Westbrook [?excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 45272
Cultural Affliation
Material
Slate
Local Term
Measurements
150mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Label glued to the object: 'Agg'
Event Date
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'Slate blade - spearhead?'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
Excavated or collected by Graham Rowley, likely in 1937.
Event Date 1937
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Has series of grooves along one edge.
Event Date 8/3/2001
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: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Slate spear head of leaf shape, flat with serial vertical grooves on one edge and rectangular tang. Some loss material on blade and tang on one side.
Event Date 11/10/2024
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
FM:27338
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