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Man's knife. Bone and copper. Crooked. Knife: 33x6x2 cm.; attached by string: 9.
Man's knife. Bone and copper. Crooked. Knife: 33x6x2 cm.; attached by string: 9.
Object Number 48-6-10/29189
Display Title Man's knife. Bone and copper. Crooked. Knife: 33x6x2 cm.; attached by string: 9.
Descriptions
Object Description Man's knife - Bone and copper. Crooked. Knife: 33x6x2 cm.; attached by string: 9.5x1.5x1.5 cm.
Inventory Description Knife, worked antler with metal blade attached at narrow end, antler and metal implement is attached with sinew? cord
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Copper Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Nunavut
Additional Geographic Terms Northwest Territory: Coronation Gulf
Materials Antler , Steel , Sinew , Plant fiber cordage
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of knife only): 32.2 × 2.1 × 2.2 cm (12 11/16 × 13/16 × 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-6-10/29189; 21
Provenance
Collector James E. F. Wight (1916)
Seller James E. F. Wight (2/3/1948)

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