Accession No
Z 45275.5
Description
Bone arrowhead with tapering tang; on its distal end, now broken, it has a plano-convex cross-section with two barbs that do not align with each other. The tang has a circular cross-section and slightly rounded shoulders from which the proximal end tapers toward a pointed tip with two barbs of similar design than the opposite end. A longitudinal groove features on one side. Light-brown patina throughout the surface.
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
220mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for Z 45275[.1-7]: 'Seven bone projectiles.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
Excavated or collected by Graham Rowley, likely in 1937.
Event Date 1937
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for Z 45275[.1-7]: 'Harpoon heads, fish spear with barbs, double pronged fish spear and other fishing and hunting tools.'
Event Date 8/3/2001
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: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Bone arrowhead with tapering tang; on its distal end, now broken, it has a plano-convex cross-section with two barbs that do not align with each other. The tang has a circular cross-section and slightly rounded shoulders from which the proximal end tapers toward a pointed tip with two barbs of similar design than the opposite end. A longitudinal groove features on one side. Light-brown patina throughout the surface.
Event Date 14/10/2024
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
FM:320135
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