Accession No

Z 46153.142 D.1


Description

Curved rib bone split lengthways, both edges towards one side denticulated; both ends fashioned into rounded points.


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 46153.142 D.1


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bone


Local Term


Measurements

240mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Point.
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)
Curved bone point the bone has a partially serrated edge. There is plant material and soil adhering to the object.
Event Date 2/2/2001
Author: Zahni Blumenthal


Description (Physical description)
Curved rib bone split lengthways, both edges towards one side denticulated; both ends fashioned into rounded points.
Event Date 27/9/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal


FM:27669

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