Accession No
1950.492 G
Description
Large flake of chalcedony. Sub-oval in shape, pointed tip flaring in cross section that tapers to broken off tip at proximal. Unworked, one face smooth and one face textured. White with red bands close to tip.
Place
Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island
Period
?Dorset ?Thule ?Inuit
Source
Rowley, Graham Westbrook [collector and donor]; Evalak [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1950.492 G
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Chert; ?Basalt; ?Quartz; Chalcedony
Local Term
Measurements
66mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Catalogue card (1950.489) notes: 'Given to G.W. Rowley by an Eskimo (Evalik [or Evalak]) in Admiralty Inlet. Said to have come from a site on the mainland, opposite Yeoman Island.' This would likely have been in July or August 1937.
Event Date 7/1937
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1950.492 A-G: 'A-C: three small, ground and polished shafts of ?basalt, all broken. Use unknown. D: broken, chert point, pressure flaked on both surfaces. E & F: chert chip and ?quartz crystal. G: large flake of chalcedony, white with red bands.'
Event Date 1950
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Large flake of chalcedony. Sub-oval in shape, pointed tip flaring in cross section that tapers to broken off tip at proximal. Unworked, one face smooth and one face textured. White with red bands close to tip.
Event Date 11/10/2024
Author: J. Dack
FM:320106
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