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Object Number
17-20-10/87234.1
Display Title
Crooked knife
Descriptions
Object Description
Crooked knife. 20x3x2 cm.
Inventory Description
Knife, carved wood handle, curved thin blade one side, sinew wrapped
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1885-1895
Culture
- Naskapi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Newfoundland and Labrador
/
Labrador
Materials
Wood, Metal, Sinew?
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 3 x 2 cm (7 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Leslie A. Lee
(1891)
Donor
Prof. Leslie A. Lee
(1917)
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