Accession No
Z 46148.30
Description
Bone handled knife. Rectangular shaped handle with two thick grooves at one end terminating in a rounded butt. A short, round edged metal blade with a slight bevel protrudes from the other end. One part of the grooved end of the handle is broken off and missing. Possibly a chisel.
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 46148.30; A30 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone; Metal
Local Term
Measurements
28mm x 140mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Bone handle with fragment of hacksaw blade; Fragment
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 handled knife. Rectangular shaped handle with two thick grooves at one end terminating in a rounded butt. A short, round edged metal blade with a slight bevel protrudes from the other end. One part of the grooved end of the handle is broken off and missing. Possibly a chisel.
Event Date 19/9/2024
Author: Aedan Jones
FM:27421
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