Object

Accession No

Z 46154 B

Description

Sub-triangular blade made from iron, possibly a knife or harpoon end-blade. Rounded point; straight base; circular perforation at centre of base with an iron rivet in situ. Object is heavily corroded.

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 46154 B

Cultural Affliation

Material

Metal; Iron

Local Term

Measurements

40mm

Events

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

Context (Field collection)
Site E, Grave 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)
One rivet still present.
Event Date 2/2/2001
Author: Zahni Blumenthal

Description (Physical description)
Sub-triangular blade made from iron, possibly a knife or harpoon end-blade. Rounded point; straight base; circular perforation at centre of base with an iron rivet in situ. Object is heavily corroded.
Event Date 27/9/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal

FM:27673