Accession No
Z 45275.1-2
Description
Two bone spear head of similar size, with a plano-convex cross-section and slightly curved; one spear head finishes with a pointed tip and small barbs on its distal end [.1]. The shaft tapers from the middle toward the opposite end and features serial vertical grooves. The proximal end is rounded and seems broken. The second spear head [.2]has a broken tip with two barbs that do not align, and a tang with square shoulders from which the shaft extends. The distal end is broken. Both spear heads have a dark-brown patina throughout the surface.
Place
Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Agu [Aggo]
Period
Inuit
Source
Rowley, Graham Westbrook [?excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 45275.1-2
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
135mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Labels glued in Z 45275.1-2: 'Aggo'
Event Date
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for Z 45275[.1-7]: 'Seven bone projectiles.'
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)
Accession Register for Z 45275[.1-7]: 'Harpoon heads, fish spear with barbs, double pronged fish spear and other fishing and hunting tools.'
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)
Two bone spear head of similar size, with a plano-convex cross-section and slightly curved; one spear head finishes with a pointed tip and small barbs on its distal end [.1]. The shaft tapers from the middle toward the opposite end and features serial vertical grooves. The proximal end is rounded and seems broken. The second spear head [.2]has a broken tip with two barbs that do not align, and a tang with square shoulders from which the shaft extends. The distal end is broken. Both spear heads have a dark-brown patina throughout the surface.
Event Date 11/10/2024
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
FM:27341
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