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Woman's knife with wooden handle
Woman's knife with wooden handle
Object Number 30-68-10/K15
Display Title Woman's knife with wooden handle
Descriptions
Object Description Woman's knife with wooden handle
Inventory Description Knife, ulu, metal semilunar blade, metal stem inserted into carved horn handle
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Greenland
Materials Horn, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 11.6 x 12.7 x 1.9 cm (4 9/16 x 5 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object K-15
Provenance
Collector Dr. Martin Luther (1929 - 1930)
Donor Dr. Martin Luther (1929 - 1930)

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