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Object Number 94-57-10/R53
Display Title Blade of woman's knife. Semi-lunar. Ground bifacially. Thick back.
Descriptions
Object Description Blade of woman's knife. Semi-lunar. Ground bifacially. Thick back. Back is c
Inventory Description Blade, ground stone, large, chipped, handle missing
Classification
  • Mechanical
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1894
Culture
  • Navugmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / <County> / Point Barrow
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 18.9 x 10.5 x 1.3 cm (7 7/16 x 4 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object R\53
Provenance
Collector Frederick H. Rindge (?)
Donor Frederick H. Rindge (1894)

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