Accession No
Z 46152.34 B
Description
Part of an ivory tool, possibly a harpoon head. End blade slot with straight top edge; worked on both sides with one barb or spur; two grooves perpendicular to the blade slot, possibly for lashing. Two refitting pieces.
Place
Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Foxe Peninsula; Nuwata
Period
?Dorset ?Thule ?Inuit
Source
Manning, Thomas Henry [excavator]; British Canadian Arctic Expedition
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
D34b [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
'
Material
Ivory
Local Term
Measurements
25mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 46152.34: 'Stone arrowhead; ivory tool'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Field collection)
Site D. Excavated by Thomas Manning, British Canadian Arctic Expedition, in August 1938.
Event Date 8/1938
Author: maa
Context (References)
Manning, T.H. (1943). ‘The Foxe Basin Coasts of Baffin Island.’ The Geographical Journal, vol. 101(5/6). pp. 225-251.
Event Date 1943
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (References)
Manning, T.H. (1950). ‘Eskimo Stone Houses in Foxe Basin’. Arctic, vol. 3(2). pp. 108-112.
Event Date 1950
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Ivory, in two pieces, appears to be part of a tool.
Event Date 1/2/2001
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Part of an ivory tool, possibly a harpoon head. End blade slot with straight top edge; worked on both sides with one barb or spur; two grooves perpendicular to the blade slot, possibly for lashing. Two refitting pieces.
Event Date 27/9/2024
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:319557
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