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1925.11.14

Broken bone knife-handle, with perforation and a carved longitudinal slit for a blade. A section of the end with the perforation appears to have broken off and the bone surface has traces of rust from the missing blade. [CW [OPS Move] 20/4/2017]

1925.11.14

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Collection type
Object
Description
Broken bone knife-handle, with perforation and a carved longitudinal slit for a blade. A section of the end with the perforation appears to have broken off and the bone surface has traces of rust from the missing blade. [CW [OPS Move] 20/4/2017]
Geographical reference
Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada
Nunavut Qikiqtaaluk Region [Baffin Island] Pond Inlet unnamed grave
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Person
Field collector Henry Toke Munn
PRM source Henry Toke Munn
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Thule Culture
Date collected
By 1920
Acquisition information
Donated: 1925
Materials and processes
Material Bone, Material Iron Metal, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Depth: max 6 mm, Length: max 116 mm, Width: max 22 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1925.11.14 Other numbers: 1925.141

Search terms: Death, Religion, Tool, Weapon, Knife, Grave Good