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Bone snow knife decorated with various records
Bone snow knife decorated with various records
Object Number 2004.24.20143
Display Title Bone snow knife decorated with various records
Descriptions
Keywords
  • Studio
  • Manufacture and General Utility
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Decoration
  • snow
  • Bone
  • Knife
  • Painted
  • Drawing
Department Photographic
Date 1950
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Negative, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 x 12.7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 in.)

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