Accession No
Z 46148.68
Description
Fragment of worked wood, possibly part of a sled. Length of wood with plano-convex cross-section; oval slot or perforation at the wider end, with lashing marks below; tapering towards other end with slightly rounded tip. Most of tip 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 46148.68; A68 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
355mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Wooden sled fragment
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)
?Part of a sled. One notch either side of object at one end. Perforation one end, now broken through.
Event Date 15/2/2001
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Fragment of worked wood, possibly part of a sled. Length of wood with plano-convex cross-section; oval slot or perforation at the wider end, with lashing marks below; tapering towards other end with slightly rounded tip. Most of tip broken and missing.
Event Date 26/9/2024
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:27462
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