Accession No
Z 46148.60
Description
Fragment of an iron knife blade. Sub-rectangular with a rounded tip; one perforation through blade and another partial perforation at straight edge. Surface is rusty.
Place
Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Foxe Peninsula; Nuwata
Period
?Inuit Modern ?19th Century ?20th Century
Source
Manning, Thomas Henry [excavator]; British Canadian Arctic Expedition
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 46148.60; A60 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron; ?Steel
Local Term
Measurements
51mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Metal knife blade. European, 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: 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)
Fragment of an iron knife blade. Sub-rectangular with a rounded tip; one perforation through blade and another partial perforation at straight edge. Surface is rusty.
Event Date 26/9/2024
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:27453
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