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Knife sharpener
Object Number 88-51-10/50032
Display Title Knife sharpener
Descriptions
Object Description Knife sharpener
Inventory Description Scraper, beaver tooth with grooved wood handle
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1888
Culture
  • Tuyuryarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Bristol Bay; Togiak River
Materials Animal tooth, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 17.5 x 3 x 2 cm (6 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50032 / 80 / 127428 / Togiak R. / Applegate
Provenance
Collector I. Applegate (?)
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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