Accession No
Z 46149.42
Description
Bone harpoon head. Subrectangular with a curved terminal; one face is curved, and the other face is carved with one central section remaining, with two large lashing holes on either side. The end is broken off, with part of a socket remaining.
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 46149.42; B42 [Excavation No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
76mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Bone Harpoon
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 harpoon head. Subrectangular with a curved terminal; one face is curved, and the other face is carved with one central section remaining, with two large lashing holes on either side. The end is broken off, with part of a socket remaining.
Event Date 19/9/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:27504
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