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Blubber knife
Object Number 67-24-10/645
Display Title Blubber knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, iron blade, handle wrapped with plant fiber
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada
Additional Geographic Terms Anderson River
Materials Iron, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 42.2 x 2.8 x 1 cm (16 5/8 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 67-24-10/645; 2076
Provenance
Provenance Robert MacFarlane (?)

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