Knife model

Museum number:
1-1775
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
359 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.67, Acc.69, and Acc.86
Description:
Made of stone.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Mouth of Salmon River, Del Norte County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Siskiyou; Mouth of Salmon River
Culture or time period:
Karuk
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection date:
1902
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Knives (stone tools)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1903, January 15, 1903, and July 15, 1902
Context of use:
Model of knife. Used for war dance, brush dance, and fighting.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
Photo: "15-4854
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Knife model, accession number 1-1775, described as Made of stone.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Knife model, accession number 1-1775, described as Made of stone.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife model, accession number 1-1775, described as Made of stone.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife model, accession number 1-1775, described as Made of stone.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife model, accession number 1-1775, described as Made of stone.

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