Accession No
Z 46204.5
Description
Hollow, amorphous piece of bone, possibly a patella. Relatively flat on one side with a medial ridge on the other; broken open at one end.
Place
Arctic; ?Greenland; ?North America; ?Canada; ?North Ryder Island ?Nunavut; ?Foxe Basin; ?Southampton Island; ?Bay of God’s Mercy; ?Nuqsarnaq [Noksarnaq]
Period
?Thule ?Inuit
Source
?Rowley, Graham Westbrook [excavator]; ?British Canadian Arctic Expedition; ?Paterson, Thomas Thomson [collector and donor]; ?Wordie Arctic Expedition
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 46204.5; N [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
48mm
Events
Context (Found together / assemblage)
The box in which the objects were found was marked "North Ryder Island".
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Hollowed ?patella
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Hollow, amorphous piece of bone, possibly a patella. Relatively flat on one side with a medial ridge on the other; broken open at one end.
Event Date 25/7/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Context (Amendments / updates)
An undated note in the database states: 'The box in which the objects [Z 46204.1-7] were found was marked "North Ryder Island".' At some point, the material comprising Z 46204.1-7 was removed from that box and placed in one of the boxes containing material from Nuqsarnaq. Z 46204.1-7 was accessioned as being from Nuqsarnaq, from Area N. It is unclear on what basis this decision was taken and the objects themselves are not marked with any identifying information. As such, North Ryder Island has been tentatively added to the Place field, and Thomas Thomson Paterson and the Wordie Arctic Expedition have been tentatively added to the Source field.
Event Date 26/7/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
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