Accession No
Z 46151.33
Description
Bone or caribou antler point. Curved and flat, with one end cut to a point and the other tapering to a narrow end. Surface polished with numerous transverse cut marks present.
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 46151.33; C33 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
?Antler; ?Bone
Local Term
Measurements
177mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Bone point.
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)
Bone or caribou antler point. Curved and flat, with one end cut to a point and the other tapering to a narrow end. Surface polished with numerous transverse cut marks present.
Event Date 16/9/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:27393
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