Knife

Museum number:
2-5841
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-931 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Piece of stone knife. Possibly ulu blade.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Aleutian Islands
Culture or time period:
Atka
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Knives (stone tools)
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Woman's knife for household
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-5841, described as Piece of stone knife. Possibly ulu blade.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-5841, described as Piece of stone knife. Possibly ulu blade.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-5841, described as Piece of stone knife. Possibly ulu blade.

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