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Knife, worked bone, serrated handle w/ incised human face, perforated, leather thong.
Knife, worked bone, serrated handle w/ incised human face, perforated, leather thong.
Object Number 15-36-10/86356
Display Title Knife, worked bone, serrated handle w/ incised human face, perforated, leather thong.
Descriptions
Object Description Sap scraper or knife of horse rib.
Inventory Description Knife, worked bone, serrated handle w/ incised human face, perforated, leather thong.
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Bone, Leather, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 20.3 x 2.4 x 0.2 cm (8 x 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86356
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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