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Snow knife - made from walrus tusk (old)
Snow knife - made from walrus tusk (old)
Object Number 48-6-10/29209
Display Title Snow knife - made from walrus tusk (old)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved ivory knife, curved, perforated handle,
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories
Intrasite Old grave
Additional Geographic Terms Hudson's Bay, Northwest: Rankin Inlet, South of; Mistake Bay, near
Dimensions Overall: 27.3 x 3.6 x 0.7 cm (10 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-6-10/29209
Provenance
Provenance James E. F. Wight (1916)

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