Accession No
Z 46203.5
Description
Point of worked bone or antler, possibly part of a fishing spear. Cylindrical cross-section, tapering to a pointed tip; lower section faceted and terminated by a transverse break; half of a circular perforation extant above break.
Place
Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Strathcona Sound; Neawhatolik
Period
?Thule ?Inuit
Source
Rowley, Graham Westbrook [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 46203.5; N.Z.7 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone; ?Antler
Local Term
Measurements
114mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Large fishing spear.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Area Z. Excavated by Graham Rowley in June 1937. See excavation notebook for list and drawings (XA/1/39/2).
Event Date 06/1937
Author: maa
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
Context (Amendments / updates)
Z 46198 – Z 46201 and Z 46203 were entered into the Z register as from the site of Nuqsarnaq, presumably based on the excavation numbers, which all start with ‘N’. However they actually correspond to those objects excavated by Rowley in June 1937 at the site of Neawhatolik, Strathcona Sound, drawings of which are in his excavation notebook (XA/1/39/2). The Place field and Field Collection have been updated accordingly.
Event Date 9/10/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Description (Physical description)
Point of worked bone or antler, possibly part of a fishing spear. Cylindrical cross-section, tapering to a pointed tip; lower section faceted and terminated by a transverse break; half of a circular perforation extant above break.
Event Date 29/7/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
FM:27789
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