Object

Accession No

Z 46153.15

Description

Small, single-sided, 14-toothed comb made from ivory, many of the teeth broken off and missing. Body has a flat, rectangular cross-section with a rounded terminal.

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 46153.15; E15 [Excavation no.]

Cultural Affliation

Material

Ivory

Local Term

Measurements

52mm

Events

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

Context (Field collection)
Site E. Excavated by Thomas Manning, British Canadian Arctic Expedition, in August 1938.
Event Date 08/1938
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: Zahni Blumenthal

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

Description (Physical description)
A small comb with a long semicircular end/handle and some short, fine teeth, some of which are broken.
Event Date 1/2/2001
Author: Zahni Blumenthal

Description (Physical description)
Small, single-sided, 14-toothed comb made from ivory, many of the teeth broken off and missing. Body has a flat, rectangular cross-section with a rounded terminal.
Event Date 18/9/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal

FM:27552