Accession No
Z 46153.142 B.2
Description
Two fragments of flat, light grey-brown coloured stone, one squared at one corner and pierced with a circular perforation; both blackened on one side. Possibly parts of a lamp, cooking vessel or kettle.
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
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Sandstone Plaque; ?Lamp
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Site E, centre table. Excavated by Thomas Manning, British Canadian Arctic Expedition, in August 1938.
Event Date 08/1938
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: Zahni Blumenthal
Context (References)
Manning, T.H. (1950). ‘Eskimo Stone Houses in Foxe Basin’. Arctic, vol. 3(2). pp. 108-112.
Event Date 1950
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Description (Physical description)
Two fragments of flat, light grey-brown coloured stone, one squared at one corner and pierced with a circular perforation; both blackened on one side. Possibly parts of a lamp, cooking vessel or kettle.
Event Date 27/9/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
FM:319614
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