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Chipped knife blade
Object Number 10-21-10/76610
Display Title Chipped knife blade
Descriptions
Object Description Knife blade used in the jump dance.
Inventory Description Projectile point, chipped stone, ovate, one end has resin or pitch applied
Classification
  • Projectile Point
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Karuk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 14.3 x 6.3 x 1.1 cm (5 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 76610
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (1910 - 1910)
Collector Mr. Carroll S. Hartman (1910 - 1910)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1910 - 1910)

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