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Knife
Object Number 88-51-10/50378
Display Title Knife
Descriptions
Object Description Knife
Inventory Description Saw, serrated metal blade nailed to carved bone handle, incised linear design
Classification
  • Saw
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories
Additional Geographic Terms Mackenzie River B.A.
Materials Metal, Bone
Dimensions Overall: 13.3 x 2.5 x 0.6 cm (5 1/4 x 1 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50378 & 5120\maK & R.MacFarlan
Provenance
Provenance Robert MacFarlane (1838-1886)

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