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Snow knife. Bone handle and copper blade. Used for snow house building. 38.5x6.
Snow knife. Bone handle and copper blade. Used for snow house building. 38.5x6.
Object Number 48-6-10/29190
Display Title Snow knife. Bone handle and copper blade. Used for snow house building. 38.5x6.
Descriptions
Object Description Snow knife - Bone handle and copper blade for snow house building. 38.5x6.5x2.5 cm.
Inventory Description Knife, bone handle, cross bar at end, copper blade
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Copper Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Nunavut
Additional Geographic Terms Northwest Territory: Coronation Gulf
Materials Bone, Copper
Dimensions Overall: 39 × 6.2 × 2.2 cm (15 3/8 × 2 7/16 × 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-6-10/29193
Provenance
Collector James E. F. Wight (1916)
Seller James E. F. Wight (2/3/1948)

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