Accession No
Z 46149.3
Description
Bone handle. Lenticular cross-section, tapering at one end, with an aperture at the other end for a functional part. One side is fragmented, with a section broken away.
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 46149.3; B3 [Excavation No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
90mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Bone Knife Handle; Scraper Handle
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Site B. 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: Esther Laver
Context (References)
Manning, T.H. (1950). ‘Eskimo Stone Houses in Foxe Basin’. Arctic, vol. 3(2). pp. 108-112.
Event Date 1950
Author: Esther Laver
Description (Physical description)
Bone handle. Lenticular cross-section, tapering at one end, with an aperture at the other end for a functional part. One side is fragmented, with a section broken away.
Event Date 18/9/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:27466
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