Materials

Bone (possibly bear), large ungulate?

Motifs and Patterns

Inscribed bone. Appears to be a being in centre. Very complex combination on triangles, and triangles within triangles. Triangles together to make diamonds. Either side has notched lines. Dots as well. Alan Corbiere doing a sketch.

Other Notes

Dr. O catalogue says it is a bear bone (p. 47); ROM record notes it is a scapula

Condition: Pattern is harder to see on curvature of scapula, near perforation of pendant. Possible evidence of wear.

Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 911.3.50

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1911

Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Independent Order of Foresters

Publication History

F. Barlow Cumberland, Catalogue and Notes of the Oronhyatekha Historical Collection (Toronto: Independent Order of Foresters, 1904), p 47, Item 270. “Incised Bone Ornament of Shoulder Blade of Bear."

GKS Reference Number: 1351

How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, pendant. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 911.3.50. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 1351.

Record Creation Context

Record created during a GRASAC trip to Royal Ontario Museum December 15 to 19, 2008. Present in the archaeology lab: Lewis Debassige (LD), Heidi Bohaker (HB), Stacey Loyer (SL), Darlene Johnston (DJ) and April Hawkins (AH).