Accession No
Z 46208.4
Description
20 blue glass seed beads, once threaded onto baleen or sinew, thread has now disintegrated.
Place
Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Arctic Bay; Uluksan
Period
?Thule ?Inuit
Source
Rowley, Graham Westbrook [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 46208.4; U.III.7 [Excavation No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Glass; Sinew
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
About 15 small blue beads
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Blue beads threaded on sinew.
Event Date 1937
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
Context (Field collection)
Hut III. Excavated by Graham Rowley in August 1937. See excavation notebook for list and drawings (XA/1/39/2).
Event Date 8/1937
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
20 blue glass beads secured on a piece of baleen or sinew.
Event Date 12/3/2001
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
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: Stephanie Chinneck
Description (Physical description)
20 blue glass seed beads, once threaded onto baleen or sinew, thread has now disintegrated.
Event Date 1/10/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
FM:27807
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