Accession No

Z 46151.4


Description

One curved splinter removed from caribou antler to be made into a tool. Soils and organic material adhering to object.


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 46151.4; C4 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Antler


Local Term


Measurements

260mm


Events

Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten label attached to object with string reads in pencil: 'C4. In front of bed.'
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Description (Physical description)
Bone.
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Site C, in front of bed. 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: Danlei Zhou


Context (References)
Manning, T.H. (1950). ‘Eskimo Stone Houses in Foxe Basin’. Arctic, vol. 3(2). pp. 108-112.
Event Date 1950
Author: Danlei Zhou


Description (Physical description)
Soils and organic material adhering to object.
Event Date 1/2/2001
Author: Danlei Zhou


Description (Physical description)
One curved splinter removed from caribou antler to be made into a tool. Soils and organic material adhering to object.
Event Date 16/9/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou


FM:27520

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