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Object Number
94-57-10/R46
Display Title
Woman's knife. Wood handle, blade of ground slate. Blade is ground bifacially.
Descriptions
Object Description
Woman's knife. Handle of wood, blade of ground slate. Blade is ground bifacially.
Inventory Description
Knife, ulu, carved wood handle, slate blade with curved blade, broken
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1894
Culture
- Navugmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
<County>
/
Point Barrow
Materials
Wood, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 5.9 x 7.2 x 1.3 cm (2 5/16 x 2 13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
R\46
Provenance
Collector
Frederick H. Rindge
(?)
Donor
Frederick H. Rindge
(1894)
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