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Object Number
05-19-10/65057
Display Title
Crooked knife, new handle, wak-go-man
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
wak-go-man
Inventory Description
Knife, curved rusted metal blade, wood handle withfinger grips, hide tie at haft
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Ontario
/
<County>
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Sarnia Reservation
Additional Geographic Terms
Walpole Island
Materials
Wood, Metal, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 24.5 x 4.9 x 3.2 cm (9 5/8 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
65057
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington
(04/01/1905)
Dealer
Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington
(01/01/1905)
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