Accession No
Z 46216.136
Description
One worked bone, possibly a seal rib with pointed tip; other end broken of and missing. Areas of brown and yellow surface coloration.
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 46216.136; W.I b1 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
227mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Seal rib point
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
Newspaper scrap wrapped around object reading in pencil: 'WI b1'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink reading: 'WIb1'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Description (Labels & Markings)
Round paper label with metal edge attached to object reading in blue ink: 'WIb1'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Context (Field collection)
House Ib. 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
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: Jan-Henrik Hartung
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)
One worked bone, possibly a seal rib with pointed tip; other end broken of and missing. Areas of brown and yellow surface coloration.
Event Date 13/9/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
FM:27963
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