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Woman's knife
Object Number 23-29-10/98083
Display Title Woman's knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, ulu, rectangular blade, kidney shaped carved wood handleand stems
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • East Greenland Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Greenland
Additional Geographic Terms Greenland, Eastern
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 10.8 x 8.9 x 1.6 cm (4 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 98083
Provenance
Provenance Christian Leden (1923)

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