Accession No

Z 46210.3


Description

Worked piece of bone, possibly a point or barb from a fishing spear, worked to a fine point, the very tip of which is missing, other end is squared with two circular perforations, likely for lashing.


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 46210.3; U.V.16 [Excavation No.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bone


Local Term


Measurements

112mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
With pierced end, pierced twice

Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Hut V. 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)
?Fish spear.
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)
Worked piece of bone, possibly a point or barb from a fishing spear, worked to a fine point, the very tip of which is missing, other end is squared with two circular perforations, likely for lashing.
Event Date 1/10/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck


Context (Amendments / updates)
Z 46206 – Z 46220 were previously entered as from '?Southampton Island' and collected by Graham Rowley in 1936. However, they correspond to those excavated by Rowley in 1937 at the site of Uluksan, Arctic Bay, drawings of which are in his excavation notebook (XA/1/39/2). The Place field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 1/10/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck


FM:27811

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