Accession No

Z 46148.66


Description

Ivory handle, possibly for a knife. Length of thin ivory with perforated and fan-shaped butt; two drilled perforations at the other end, one of which is partial; possible slot for a blade below these two perforations; one side of handle has multiple grooves, possibly to provide grip; surface is cream to red-brown.


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 46148.66; A66 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ivory


Local Term


Measurements

177mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Ivory handle
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)
?Knife handle. One perforation at one end. One at the other end, and broken through a second.
Event Date 15/2/2001
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Ivory handle, possibly for a knife. Length of thin ivory with perforated and fan-shaped butt; two drilled perforations at the other end, one of which is partial; possible slot for a blade below these two perforations; one side of handle has multiple grooves, possibly to provide grip; surface is cream to red-brown.
Event Date 26/9/2024
Author: Katrina Dring


FM:27460

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