Object

Accession No

Z 46149.9

Description

Knife. Comprised of a rectangular iron blade, fragmented at the short edge, inserted into a bone handle. The bone handle has a triangular cross-section, terminating in a point, with incised lines on the surfaces.

Place

Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Foxe Peninsula; Nuwata

Period

Inuit ?19th century ?20th century

Source

Manning, Thomas Henry [excavator]; British Canadian Arctic Expedition

Department

Arch

Reference Numbers

Z 46149.9; B9 [Excavation No.]

Cultural Affliation

Material

Bone; Metal; Iron

Local Term

Measurements

112mm

Events

Description (Physical description)
Bone handled knife
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)
With metal blade. Hole drilled through end of handle.
Event Date 31/1/2001
Author: Esther Laver

Description (Physical description)
Knife. Comprised of a rectangular iron blade, fragmented at the short edge, inserted into a bone handle. The bone handle has a triangular cross-section, terminating in a point, with incised lines on the surfaces.
Event Date 18/9/2024
Author: Esther Laver

FM:27472