Object

Accession No

Z 46157.9

Description

Arrowhead of grey, striped flint. Broad with retouched edges, rounded corners, curved corner notches with a short stem and flat base. Tip is missing.

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 46157.9; K9 [Excavation no.]

Cultural Affliation

Material

Stone; Flint

Local Term

Measurements

48mm

Events

Description (Physical description)
Arrowhead
Event Date
Author: Clare McKenna

Context (Field collection)
Site K. 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: Clare McKenna

Context (References)
Manning, T.H. (1950). ‘Eskimo Stone Houses in Foxe Basin’. Arctic, vol. 3(2). pp. 108-112.
Event Date 1950
Author: Clare McKenna

Description (Physical description)
Broad, tip missing.
Event Date 2/2/2001
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Arrowhead of grey, striped flint. Broad with retouched edges, rounded corners, curved corner notches with a short stem and flat base. Tip is missing.
Event Date 20/9/2024
Author: Clare McKenna

FM:27721