Chopping knife of slate; fish knife

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Object Number 69-30-10/2053

Display Title Chopping knife of slate; fish knife

Descriptions

Object Description Chopping knife of slate; fish knife; semi-lunar slate blade set in wooden handle. Never used, not original handle.

Inventory Description Knife, ulu, semi-lunar slate blade hafted to carved wood handle

Classification

Knife

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Eskimo?
Tlingit?

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Alaska

Materials Slate, Red cedar

Dimensions Overall: 19.1 x 9.9 x 2.3 cm (7 1/2 x 3 7/8 x 7/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 69-30-10/2053

Provenance

Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (10/01/1867-07/01/1868)

Dealer Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (01/01/1869)

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