Accession No

Z 46155.11


Description

Bear tooth pierced with a cylindrical hole near base. Possibly a pendant or charm.


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 46155.11; F11 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Tooth


Local Term


Measurements

60mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Bear tooth; pendant; charm. Pierced with hole.
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Site F. 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)
Bear tooth pierced with a cylindrical hole near base. Possibly a pendant or charm.
Event Date 18/9/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou


FM:27682

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