Object name: Knife / Collection place: North America / Materials: Sinew (material) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-4296, described as Iron. Eyes and lunate mouth excised on handle, concentric engraved circles on blade. Copper grip with snakelike head, fish tail, abalone inlay (some missing). Twisted sinew bound around grip over which is long coil of plaited human hair. Circle in handle said to be compass cut (fide JW).

Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-3984, described as Large stone knife, wooden handle; bi-face leaf-shaped obsidian point in wood handle, rawhide wrapper.

Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 1-2326, described as knife, stone; biface chert blade, hafted to two-piece flat wood handle with pitch and sinew; L (overall) 23.3cm x W 5.1cm