Accession No

Z 46149.46 B


Description

Bone scoop made from a scapula.


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 46149.46 B; B46B [Excavation No.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bone


Local Term


Measurements

138mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Scapula Scoop
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 scoop made from a scapula.
Event Date 19/9/2024
Author: Esther Laver


FM:27509

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