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Obsidian knife used for cutting and cleaning fish.
Obsidian knife used for cutting and cleaning fish.
Object Number 35-120-10/5185
Display Title Obsidian knife used for cutting and cleaning fish.
Descriptions
Object Description Obsidian knife used for cutting and cleaning fish.
Inventory Description Knife, chipped obsidian, triangular, point broken
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northern Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada
Additional Geographic Terms Walker Lake
Materials Obsidian
Dimensions Overall: 10.5 x 3.6 x 0.8 cm (4 1/8 x 1 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-120-10/5185
Provenance
Collector Willard Zerbe Park (06/12/1935-08/01/1935)
Intermediary Willard Zerbe Park (12/11/1935)

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