Object

Accession No

Z 46151.25

Description

One worked fragment of caribou antler. Lower face flattened with areas of green surface coloration, possibly staining from contact with copper alloy. Broken off at both ends. Plant material and soil adhering to object.

Place

Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Foxe Peninsula; Nuwata

Period

?Dorset ?Thule ?Inuit

Source

Manning, Thomas Henry [excavator]; British Canadian Arctic Expedition

Department

Arch

Reference Numbers

Z 46151.25; C25 [Excavation no.]

Cultural Affliation

Material

Antler

Local Term

Measurements

270mm

Events

Description (Physical description)
Bone.
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Field collection)
Site C. Excavated by Thomas Manning, British Canadian Arctic Expedition, in August 1938.
Event Date 8/1938
Author: maa

Context (References)
Manning, T.H. (1943). ‘The Foxe Basin Coasts of Baffin Island.’ The Geographical Journal, vol. 101(5/6). pp. 225-251.
Event Date 1943
Author: Danlei Zhou

Context (References)
Manning, T.H. (1950). ‘Eskimo Stone Houses in Foxe Basin’. Arctic, vol. 3(2). pp. 108-112.
Event Date 1950
Author: Danlei Zhou

Description (Physical description)
Similar to C18. Plant material and soil adhering to object.
Event Date 1/9/2001
Author: Danlei Zhou

Description (Physical description)
One worked fragment of caribou antler. Lower face flattened with areas of green surface coloration, possibly staining from contact with copper alloy. Broken off at both ends. Plant material and soil adhering to object.
Event Date 16/9/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou

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