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Carving knife with sheath
Object Number 98-18-10/52093
Display Title Carving knife with sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, perforated metal blade, nailed to bone handle, perforated w/ leather cord
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sinrarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area
Additional Geographic Terms Port Clarence, Vicinity of
Materials Metal, Bone, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 21.8 x 2.3 x 1 cm (8 9/16 x 7/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 52093
Provenance
Collector Capt. Miner Bruce (?)
Donor Capt. Miner Bruce (1898)

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