Accession No

Z 46211.2


Description

One small and hollow bird bone, both end wedged into sharp points, with a centrally drilled small hole holding a thread of sinew or baleen. Yellow surface coloration.


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 46211.2


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bone; ?Sinew; ?Baleen


Local Term


Measurements

49mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Small bone point with thread of sinew
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Graham Rowley in August 1937. See excavation notebook for list and drawings (XA/1/39/2).
Event Date 8/1937
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: 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


Description (Physical description)
One small and hollow bird bone, both end wedged into sharp points, with a centrally drilled small hole holding a thread of sinew or baleen. Yellow surface coloration.
Event Date 3/10/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


FM:27824

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