Description (Physical description)
Point.
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Field collection)
House Ia. Excavated by Graham Rowley, British Canadian Arctic Expedition, in August 1936. See archive for excavation notebook and correspondence (XA/1/23 and XA/1/8).
Event Date 1936
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Shallow groove about half way along the object, ?for binding.
Event Date 2/3/2001
Author: Zahni Blumenthal

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: Zahni Blumenthal

Context (Amendments / updates)
When this collection (Z 46216 – Z 46219) was registered, it had lost association with its excavation site and was tentatively listed as from Southampton Island. In March 1993 it was seen by Graham Rowley, who wrote a note on the box list reading: ‘I believe this material is what I dug on Walrus Island in August 1936’. The excavation number format, with the prefix of ‘W’, also appears to confirm this. Therefore, the Place field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 12/9/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung

Description (Physical description)
Pointed object made from worked ivory. Oval cross-section; straight sides taper slightly towards a rounded point at one end; other end terminated by a transverse break; slight transverse groove at midpoint
Event Date 16/9/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal