Accession No
Z 46185.145 E
Description
Small, tanged point made from worked bone. Lenticular cross-section; straight sides, tapering to a point at one end; the other end steps down symmetrical above a short, rectangular tang.
Place
Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Strathcona Sound; Avartoq [Akbahtok]
Period
?Thule ?Inuit
Source
Rowley, Graham Westbrook [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 46185.145 E; A.III.61 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
65mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Z 46185.145 [A-H]: 'Bone; Handle; Point; Ivory; Pulley - Various sizes; Worked; Fragment.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
House III. Excavated by Graham Rowley in July 1937. See excavation notebook for list and drawings (XA/1/39/4).
Event Date 07/1937
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: Zahni Blumenthal
Description (Physical description)
Small, tanged point made from worked bone. Lenticular cross-section; straight sides, tapering to a point at one end; the other end steps down symmetrical above a short, rectangular tang.
Event Date 14/10/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Context (Amendments / updates)
This collection was previously entered as from '?Southampton Island' and collected by Graham Rowley in 1936. However, they correspond to those excavated by Rowley in 1937 at the site of Avartoq [Akbahtok], Strathcona Sound, drawings of which are in his excavation notebook (XA/1/39/4). The Place field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 4/10/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
FM:320171
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