Accession No
Z 46161.5 A.2
Description
Ulu slate blade. Three perforated holes in rounded tang, flaring to semicircular cutting edge, bevelled on both sides. Latitudinal scratches from use ware on blade edge.
Place
Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Moffet Inlet
Period
Inuit
Source
Rowley, Graham Westbrook [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 46161.5 A.2; MAA: EC 5; E.C. [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Slate
Local Term
Measurements
70mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 46161.5 A[.1-3] 'Ulu Blade'
Event Date
Author: J. Dack
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'E.C.'
Event Date
Author: J. Dack
Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Graham Rowley at Evalak’s Camp on the south side of Moffet Inlet in July 1937. See excavation notebook (XA/1/39/4).
Event Date 7/1937
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 46161.5 A[.1-3] 'Two have three holes drilled through, and one of them only has two holes.'
Event Date 15/2/2001
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: J. Dack
Description (Physical description)
Ulu slate blade. Three perforated holes in rounded tang, flaring to semicircular cutting edge, bevelled on both sides. Latitudinal scratches from use ware on blade edge.
Event Date 9/10/2024
Author: J. Dack
Context (Amendments / updates)
Z 46161.1-6 was previously identified as being from Naujan, possibly collected by Thomas Manning in 1936 or 1937. However they are all marked ‘E.C.’, referring to ‘Evalak’s Camp’, which corresponds to the entry under Moffet Inlet in Graham Rowley’s notebook (XA/1/39/4). The Place and Source fields have been updated accordingly.
Event Date 9/10/2024
Author: J. Dack
FM:320028
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