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Antler knife handle
Object Number 32-20-10/44
Display Title Antler knife handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Handle, antler or bone, slit down one side
Classification
  • Handle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Western Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Antler?, Bone?
Dimensions Overall: 7.4 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm (2 15/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 32-20-10/44
Provenance
Collector John Munro Longyear (?)
Donor Helen F. Paul (8/19/32)
Donor Mrs. Abby Beecher Robers (August 19, 1932)

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