Accession No

Z 46148.67


Description

Ivory harpoon head. Rounded head with plano-convex cross-section and lashing groove; remains of a transverse line hole and possible closed socket of circular cross-section; one partial spur present. Much of lower portion broken and missing.


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 46148.67; A67 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ivory


Local Term


Measurements

88mm


Events

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)
Bone fitting or handle
Event Date 2
Author: Katrina Dring


Description (Physical description)
Broken object of bone, with one end cut away on one side, groove for lashing on other side.
Event Date 15/2/2001
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Ivory harpoon head. Rounded head with plano-convex cross-section and lashing groove; remains of a transverse line hole and possible closed socket of circular cross-section; one partial spur present. Much of lower portion broken and missing.
Event Date 26/9/2024
Author: Katrina Dring


FM:27461

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