Description (Labels & Markings)
Round paper label with metal edge attached to object reading in blue ink: 'WIb4.'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung

Description (Physical description)
Ivory Harpoon Socket
Event Date
Author: maa

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 harpoon head of ivory. End blade missing but was attached perpendicular to the axis of the transverse line hole via two circular perforations; flat, closed socket with two symmetrical basal spurs and two small circular lashing holes on each side. Areas of dark-brown and yellow surface coloration.
Event Date 16/9/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung