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Object Number
88-51-10/50006
Display Title
Slate blades of woman's knives
Descriptions
Object Description
Slate blades of woman's knives. Ulu blades, likely used for cooking.
Inventory Description
Implement, 1 edge worked, 1 perforated, 1 mended
Classification
- Edged
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Kodiak Island Borough
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 7.3 x 0.6 cm (6 5/16 x 2 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
50006 & 90413 [crossed out] & Kodiak & 74699 [crossed out] & Alaska/Fisher & 904
Provenance
Collector
W. J. Fisher
Exchange participant
Smithsonian Institution
(01/01/1888)
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