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Carved ivory or bone knife.
Carved ivory or bone knife.
Object Number 975-5-10/52692
Display Title Carved ivory or bone knife.
Descriptions
Object Description Carved ivory or bone knife. Attached tag indicates origin to be Alaska. States it to have been propery of Dr. L.C. Jones who donated a collection of Algonkian materials to the museum in 1875,
Inventory Description Carved ivory knife and handle, plain, polished.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Date 1870-1879
Culture
  • Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 31 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm (12 3/16 x 1 7/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 975-5-10/52692

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