Accession No

Z 46156 C.1


Description

Bone knife handle. Rectangular in cross-section, the long handle has a cut-out section on one face at a notched end for fitting the blade and single rounded knob projecting horizontally from either side. Straight sides taper slightly to butt end with triangular terminal.


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 46156 C.1


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bone


Local Term


Measurements

140mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Knife handle.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Context (Field collection)
Grave 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)
Description for Z 46156 C[.1-3]: 'Two of bone, one of wood.'
Event Date 12/6/2001
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Bone knife handle. Rectangular in cross-section, the long handle has a cut-out section on one face at a notched end for fitting the blade and single rounded knob projecting horizontally from either side. Straight sides taper slightly to butt end with triangular terminal.
Event Date 20/9/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou


FM:27711

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