Accession No
Z 46148.16
Description
Bone comb. Flat and roughly rectangular in shape, two of the edges are deeply scored with linear incisions forming teeth. One portion of the scored edge is broken off and missing along with four of the teeth on the opposite side. Some organic material remains in the gaps of the teeth.
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 46148.16; A16 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
50mm x 81mm
Events
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)
Roughly rectangular comb, with teeth on two adjacent sides. Some teeth broken off and missing.
Event Date 15/2/2001
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Bone comb. Flat and roughly rectangular in shape, two of the edges are deeply scored with linear incisions forming teeth. One portion of the scored edge is broken off and missing along with four of the teeth on the opposite side. Some organic material remains in the gaps of the teeth.
Event Date 19/9/2024
Author: Aedan Jones
FM:27410
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