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Iron knife with leather wrapped whalebone handle
Iron knife with leather wrapped whalebone handle
Object Number 65-14-10/44022
Display Title Iron knife with leather wrapped whalebone handle
Descriptions
Object Description Iron knife with leather wrapped whalebone handle
Inventory Description Dagger, iron blade, bone handle wrapped in leather with incised design
Classification
  • Dagger
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northwest Coast?
  • Plateau?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Oregon
Additional Geographic Terms Rogue River, near
Materials Iron, Bone, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 36.4 x 4.1 x 1.6 cm (14 5/16 x 1 5/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65-14-10/44022
Provenance
Collector Capt. Alexander Medina Harrison (1850 - 1874)
Donor Dorothy Merrick (1965)
Donor Rose Briggs (1965)
Donor Pilgrim Society (1965)

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