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Iron knife (made from file)
Iron knife (made from file)
Object Number 30-29-10/K139
Display Title Iron knife (made from file)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, double scroll handle, wrapped in leather and cotton
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tinne
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Additional Geographic Terms Chisana River and Nabesna River, junction of; Upper Tanana
Materials Iron, Leather, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 38.7 x 4.6 x 0.1 cm (15 1/4 x 1 13/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-29-10/K139
Provenance
Collector Robert McKennan (1930 - 1930)

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