Description (Physical description)
Burin made from European knife with bone handle
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: 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

Context (Analysis)
Scalloped edge around the rectangular slot in the handle into which the wood is wedged. This indicates the use of a drill to create/cut the hole.
Event Date 25/9/2024
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
Iron burin or knife set into a bone handle. Short iron blade with hooked tip; end of blade is set into a bone handle and held in place with a rectangle of wood; handle is wide near the blade, with a stepped guard and a hole drilled through the butt. Blade is rusty.
Event Date 25/9/2024
Author: Katrina Dring