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Blade of woman's knife, polished ground slate. No handle, straight back, sharp.
Blade of woman's knife, polished ground slate. No handle, straight back, sharp.
Object Number 94-57-10/R52
Display Title Blade of woman's knife, polished ground slate. No handle, straight back, sharp.
Descriptions
Object Description Blade of woman's knife, polished ground slate. No handle, straight back, sharp edge
Inventory Description Blade, ground stone, semilunar, chipped, handle missing.
Classification
  • Mechanical
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1894
Culture
  • Navugmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / North Slope Burough / Point Barrow
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 10.4 x 2.6 x 0.5 cm (4 1/8 x 1 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object R\52
Provenance
Collector Frederick H. Rindge (?)
Donor Frederick H. Rindge (1894)

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