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Crooked knife. handle made of an antler prong. blade from the hudson bay compa
Crooked knife. handle made of an antler prong. blade from the hudson bay compa
Object Number 38-44-10/12763
Display Title Crooked knife. handle made of an antler prong. blade from the hudson bay compa
Descriptions
Object Description Crooked knife. Handle made of an antler prong. Blade from the hudson bay company
Inventory Description Woodworking knife, bent iron blade, antler handle wrapped in leather strips
Classification
  • Woodworking
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cree
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Ontario
Additional Geographic Terms James Bay; Moosefactory
Materials Antler, Iron, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 23.9 x 5.1 x 2.6 cm (9 7/16 x 2 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-44-10/12763
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Henry H. Richardson in memory of Theodore Jewett Eastman, Class of 1901, A.B. 1901, M.D. 1905, 1938
Provenance
Provenance Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman (1888-1916)

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