Accession No

Z 46155.33 A


Description

Two thin, flat pieces of iron, probably blades. One roughly trapezoidal in plan, with one circular hole in the middle of one end. The other with two straight parallel sides and one square and one rounded corners.


Place

Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Foxe Peninsula; Nuwata


Period

Inuit


Source

Manning, Thomas Henry [excavator]; British Canadian Arctic Expedition


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 46155.33 A; F33 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Blade; tool.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


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)
Two pieces of iron, one a medium sized iron ?blade pierced with one hole in the middle of one end and the other a fragment of a ?blade.
Event Date 11/6/2001
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Two thin, flat pieces of iron, probably blades. One roughly trapezoidal in plan, with one circular hole in the middle of one end. The other with two straight parallel sides and one square and one rounded corners.
Event Date 19/9/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou


FM:27703

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