BONE TOOLS FROM A SOUTHERN LABRADOR INUIT SOD HOUSE IN ST. MICHAEL’S BAY

 

 


Description: Description: C:\Users\MPS\Documents\Web Page\FEAX-3-179 (B)-bone sled runner.jpgWhalebone sled runner segment before conservation.

(FeAx-3:179; 5 cm scale)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description: Description: C:\Users\MPS\Documents\Web Page\1950s sled runner section from Triangle-CURA 2012-39.jpgWhalebone sled runner segment, made ca. 1950s in Triangle, St. Michael’s Bay (courtesy I. & E. Turnbull).

Description: Description: C:\Users\MPS\Documents\Web Page\FEAX-3-163 (F) (2)-drilled and incised section of whalebone.jpg

Whalebone segment with incisions at both ends and drill holes. Before conservation. (FeAx-3:163)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description: Description: C:\Users\MPS\Documents\Web Page\FEAX-3-193 (F)-cut whalebone section.jpgWhalebone section that has been gouged and cut. Before conservation. (FeAx-3:193)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description: Description: C:\Users\MPS\Documents\Web Page\FEAX-3-157 (F)0iron & whalebone harpoon head.jpgWhalebone harpoon with iron endblade. Style Thule Type 5. Before conservation.

(FeAx-3:157)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description: Description: C:\Users\MPS\Documents\Web Page\ivory dowel-FEAX-3-156 (F) (2).jpgIvory dowel with decorative incisions. (FeAx-3:156)