Description (Physical description)
Bone handle.

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)
Short piece of bone, 2 perforations at one end, notch running around the other end. Middle partly hollowed out at both ends.
Event Date 2/3/2001
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

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)
Worked piece of bone, possibly a handle or harpoon socket piece, comprised of two pieces of bone adhered together, rectangular in shape and oval in section, both ends hollowed out with an apparently solid centre. One end with larger rectangular shaped hollow, the exterior with channel running along its circumference and two gouges from edge into body on opposing sides of the object. One end with smaller oval shaped hollow, two perforations running through the object with a groove running between the perforations on each side, probably for lashing.
Event Date 17/9/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck