Accession No
Z 46148.1
Description
Bone harpoon tip. Two spurs are positioned to one side with a closed thule type socket and a single central line hole. The tip is broken off and missing. One half appears to be bleached white with green/black accretions across the surface.
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 46148.1; A1 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
30mm x 85mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Bleached section of harpoon head with small black and orange accretions.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Site A. 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: Aedan Jones
Context (References)
Manning, T.H. (1950). ‘Eskimo Stone Houses in Foxe Basin’. Arctic, vol. 3(2). pp. 108-112.
Event Date 1950
Author: Aedan Jones
Description (Physical description)
Bone harpoon tip. Two spurs are positioned to one side with a closed thule type socket and a single central line hole. The tip is broken off and missing. One half appears to be bleached white with green/black accretions across the surface.
Event Date 18/9/2024
Author: Aedan Jones
FM:27397
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