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Sheath and knife
Object Number 69-30-10/2196
Display Title Sheath and knife
Descriptions
Object Description Sheath and knife
Inventory Description Metal, iron knife blade, with wooden handle decorated with stamped brass sheet,
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Iron, Wood, Leather, Fabric
Dimensions Overall: 36.5 x 2.5 x 0.5 cm (14 3/8 x 1 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 69-30-10/2196
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1867-1868)
Donor Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1869)

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