Woman's knife. Handle of wood, blade of slate. Handle is carved.

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Object Number 94-57-10/R49

Display Title Woman's knife. Handle of wood, blade of slate. Handle is carved.

Descriptions

Object Description Woman's knife. Handle of wood, blade of slate. Handle is carved.

Inventory Description Handle, carved wood, slit for hafting, probably for ulu

Classification

Handle

Department Ethnographic

Date 1800-1894

Culture

Navugmiut

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Alaska / North Slope Burough / Point Barrow

Materials Wood

Dimensions Overall: 7 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm (2 3/4 x 7/8 x 9/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object R\49

Provenance

Collector Frederick H. Rindge (?)

Donor Frederick H. Rindge (1894)

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	94-57-10/R46	Woman's knife. Wood handle, blade of ground slate. Blade is ground bifacially.	Knife	Point Barrow
	94-57-10/R50	Woman's knife. Antler handle, blade of ground slate. Semi-lunar blade.	Knife	Point Barrow
Image Not Available for Woman's knife, handle of wood; blade of slate	94-57-10/R51	Woman's knife, handle of wood; blade of slate		Point Barrow
	41-29-10/23227	Ulu (woman's knife) handle of ivory	Handle	St. Lawrence Island
	13-52-10/88572	Woman's knife handles	Handle	North Slope Burough
	13-52-10/87997	Woman's knife handles	Handle	North Slope Burough
	94-57-10/R52	Blade of woman's knife, polished ground slate. No handle, straight back, sharp.	Mechanical	Point Barrow
Image Not Available for Woman's slate knife blade	88-51-10/50206	Woman's slate knife blade		Alaska
Image Not Available for Woman's slate knife blades	88-51-10/50164	Woman's slate knife blades		St. Michael
	98-18-10/52098	Ivory handle for woman's knife	Handle Raw Material	Nome Census Area
	94-57-10/R44	Scraper/knife. Handle of wood, blade of slate, lashing of spruce root fiber.	Scraper	Alaska
	30-68-10/K15	Woman's knife with wooden handle	Knife	Greenland

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