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Knife, spear head, and small knife made of steel blade and bone handle
Knife, spear head, and small knife made of steel blade and bone handle
Object Number 2004.29.2953
Display Title Knife, spear head, and small knife made of steel blade and bone handle
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Eskimo. Esquimoan. / Copper Mine River Eskimo knife and spear head, also small Eskimo knife made of steel blade and bone handle from For MacPherson. The larger knife and spear are of native copper. Pen knife on side for comparison. Gift of Raymond Emerson, July 1922."
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Manufacture and General Utility
Subject
  • ulu
  • Knife
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Canadian Arctic Native styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada
Additional Geographic Terms Canadian Arctic; Copper Mine River
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 5.08 x 6.35 cm (2 x 2 1/2 in.)

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