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Object Number
03-1-10/62767
Display Title
Slate knife, antler handle
Descriptions
Object Description
Slate knife, antler handle. Shaman or medicine man's ritual healing knife used to cure sickness.
Inventory Description
Knife, slate blade, bone handle
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Slate, Bone, Antler
Dimensions
Overall: 8.2 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm (3 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
62767
Provenance
Dealer
Grace A. Nicholson
(12/01/1903)
Collector
Unknown
(01/01/1870-01/01/1876)
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(12/01/1903)
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