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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