Accession No
Z 46153.25
Description
Scoop-like object made from worked antler. Rectangular bowl with concavo-convex cross-section; interior face features a raised linear border; small, rectangular handle projects from one edge of bowl.
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 46153.25; E25 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Antler
Local Term
Measurements
98mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Scoop; paddle.
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)
Small scoop-like object with a small rectangular cut-out handle and broad blade, slightly scooped out.
Event Date 1/2/2001
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Description (Physical description)
Scoop-like object made from worked antler. Rectangular bowl with concavo-convex cross-section; interior face features a raised linear border; small, rectangular handle projects from one edge of bowl.
Event Date 19/9/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
FM:27562
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