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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