Accession No

Z 46216.112


Description

Worked piece of bone, possibly a handle. Rectangular, with rounded short ends, a flat butt end and the other end created by many small perforations of a bow drill. The centre has three drilled perforations, with small channels to the flat butt end.


Place

Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Fisher Strait; Walrus Island


Period

?Thule ?Inuit


Source

Rowley, Graham Westbrook [excavator]; British Canadian Arctic Expedition


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 46216.112; W.I a115 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bone


Local Term


Measurements

46mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Handle fragment

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)
3 perforations.
Event Date 2/3/2001
Author: Clare McKenna


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: Clare McKenna


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. Rectangular, with rounded short ends, a flat butt end and the other end created by many small perforations of a bow drill. The centre has three drilled perforations, with small channels to the flat butt end.
Event Date 17/9/2024
Author: Clare McKenna


FM:27939

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