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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