Description (Physical description)
Harpoon Socket

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)
Barbed, with perforations for binding.
Event Date 5/3/2001
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)
Nearly complete bone harpoon head. Comprising rounded tip and blade slot with one side missing; central circular perforation on tip; barbed; three pairs of sunken lashing holes, the distance between the holes increases with each pair, on the other side of the head is a raised ridge on either side of open socket with notches for lashing; head ends with double symmetrical spurs.
Event Date 18/9/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck