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Object Number
93-1-10/49955
Display Title
Knife, antler handle, steel blade
Descriptions
Object Description
Knife, antler handle, steel blade. Carrying knife.
Inventory Description
Knife, metal blade nailed to bone/antler handle, drill indents on handle
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Bone, Antler, Steel
Dimensions
Overall: 14.9 x 2.2 x 1.2 cm (5 7/8 x 7/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49955
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
Donor
Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
(01/01/1893)
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