Accession No

Z 46148.41


Description

One pear-shaped piece of worked ivory, possibly a swivel. Y-shaped perforation with two holes at thinner end and one at the wider. Yellow surface coloration.


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 46148.41; A41 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ivory


Local Term


Measurements

46mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink reading: 'A41'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


Description (Physical description)
Ivory Fitting; Sled; Fragment; weight; Float
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring


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: Katrina Dring


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


Description (Physical description)
Pear-shaped, hollowed out piece of ivory. Two holes at one end, one at the other.
Event Date 15/2/2001
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
One pear-shaped piece of worked ivory, possibly a swivel. Y-shaped perforation with two holes at thinner end and one at the wider. Yellow surface coloration.
Event Date 7/10/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


FM:27432

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