Accession No
Z 45273.2
Description
Carved bone, possibly a snow knife. Made of a flat bone naturally tapering toward the cutting edge; the handle has a oval hole to fit the hand, now fractured. The blade back has a straight-cut edge and the cutting edge is curved. Distal end is broken. Horizontal cracks throughout the surface. Dark-brown staining on one side.
Place
Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Agu [Aggo]
Period
Inuit
Source
Rowley, Graham Westbrook [?excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
250mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for Z 45273[.1-2]: '2 worked shoulder blades.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 45273[.1-2]: 'Large worked scapulas.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Excavated or collected by Graham Rowley, likely in 1937.
Event Date 1937
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 45273[.1-2]: 'One has a handle cut into it, ?snow knife. The other has two slits cut into it.'
Event Date 8/3/2001
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
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: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Carved bone, possibly a snow knife. Made of a flat bone naturally tapering toward the cutting edge; the handle has a oval hole to fit the hand, now fractured. The blade back has a straight-cut edge and the cutting edge is curved. Distal end is broken. Horizontal cracks throughout the surface. Dark-brown staining on one side.
Event Date 11/10/2024
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
FM:320112
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