Object

Accession No

Z 46148.53

Description

Fragment of worked bone with notches, possibly part of a sledge. Section of cancellous bone with shaped edges; faceted ends with a notch on both sides; traces of cutting at both ends.

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 46148.53; A53 [Excavation no.]

Cultural Affliation

Material

Bone

Local Term

Measurements

100mm

Events

Description (Physical description)
Bone fragment sled
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)
One notch on each side.
Event Date 15/2/2001
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Fragment of worked bone with notches, possibly part of a sledge. Section of cancellous bone with shaped edges; faceted ends with a notch on both sides; traces of cutting at both ends.
Event Date 25/9/2024
Author: Katrina Dring

FM:27446