Accession No
Z 46202.4
Description
Ulu blade made from a flattened baking powder tin.
Place
Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Foxe Basin; Southampton Island; Bay of God’s Mercy; Nuqsarnaq [Noksarnaq]
Period
Inuit ?19th century ?20th century
Source
Rowley, Graham Westbrook [excavator]; British Canadian Arctic Expedition
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 46202.4; N.X 4 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal
Local Term
Measurements
95mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Ulu Blade - Made of a flattened can of baking powder
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Area N.X. Excavated by Graham Rowley, British Canadian Arctic Expedition, in June-July 1936. See archive for excavation notebook and correspondence (XA/1/23 and XA/1/8).
Event Date 06/1936
Author: maa
Context (References)
Bennett, P.M. (1940). ‘The British Canadian Arctic Expedition’. The Geographical Journal, vol. 95(2), pp. 109-120.
Event Date 1940
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Context (References)
Rowley, G. (2007). Cold Comfort: My Love Affair with the Arctic. 2nd edition. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press.
Event Date 2007
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Description (Physical description)
Ulu blade made from a flattened baking powder tin.
Event Date 29/7/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
FM:27784
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