Skip to main content
Knife
Object Number 88-51-10/50295
Display Title Knife
Descriptions
Object Description Knife
Inventory Description Knife, metal blade, hafted to split bone handle, lashed with leather
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1888
Culture
  • Asiatic Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island
Materials Bone, Metal, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm (7 1/16 x 1 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50295 & [126987]\St. Lawrence Id\Nelson
Provenance
Collector Edward William Nelson
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1888)

Important Note about Historical Language

Collections records may contain language, reflecting past collecting practices and methods of analysis, that is no longer acceptable. The Peabody Museum is committed to addressing the problem of offensive and discriminatory language present in its database. Our museum staff are continually updating these records, adding to and improving content. We welcome your feedback and any questions or concerns you may want to share. Please email us with your comments.

PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Ivory and steel knife
93-14-10/49695 Ivory and steel knife
Knife
Greenland
Steel knife in antler handle
88-51-10/50067 Steel knife in antler handle
Knife
Alaska
Knife
88-51-10/50379 Knife
Knife
Northwest Territories
Woman's knife
88-51-10/50397 Woman's knife
Knife
Labrador
Woman's knife
88-51-10/50294 Woman's knife
Knife
St. Lawrence Island
Knife for scraping whale bone
07-8-10/75272 Knife for scraping whale bone
Knife
Flaxman Island
Knife of wooden handle and metal blade Luembe
49-14-50/8390 Knife of wooden handle and metal blade Luembe
Knife
Nyasaland
Knife, hammered metal, leather covered wood handle in leather sheath, length tot
973-16-50/11494 Knife, hammered metal, leather covered wood handle in leather sheath, length tot
Knife
Ethiopia
Crooked knife
17-20-10/87234 Crooked knife
Knife
Labrador
Oolu or woman's knife
97-17-10/51165 Oolu or woman's knife
Knife
Hopedale
Knife, steel blade
03-1-10/62768 Knife, steel blade
Knife
Alaska
Knife - wooden handle, metal blade. Kasula
49-14-50/8106 Knife - wooden handle, metal blade. Kasula
Knife
Nyasaland