Accession No
Z 46148.43 B
Description
Pendant of tooth or bone. Cylindrical pendant, tapered and rounded towards one end, possibly a canine tooth; perforation drilled into the tip; opposite end modified with some broken and polished edges.
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 46148.43 B; A43 B [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
?Tooth; ?Bone
Local Term
Measurements
44mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Ivory pendant
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)
Piece of ivory with hole pierced at one end.
Event Date 15/2/2001
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Pendant of tooth or bone. Cylindrical pendant, tapered and rounded towards one end, possibly a canine tooth; perforation drilled into the tip; opposite end modified with some broken and polished edges.
Event Date 24/9/2024
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:27436
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