Accession No
Z 46150 B
Description
Fragment of a bone tool, possibly part of a handle or a toggle. Subrectangular, with a plano-convex cross-section; one end tapers to a rounded butt, and the other end is notched, terminating in a curved edge; there is a perforation through the centre.
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 46150 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Scraper; Handle
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Grave 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)
Fragment of a bone tool, possibly part of a handle or a toggle. Subrectangular, with a plano-convex cross-section; one end tapers to a rounded butt, and the other end is notched, terminating in a curved edge; there is a perforation through the centre.
Event Date 20/9/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:27515
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