Knife and sheath

Museum number:
2-7121a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
40 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.128
Description:
Slate knife with wooden handle and sheath. (a) Decorated slate single edge blade in conifer handle with spruce root wrapping. (b) Red-stained wood sheath.
Donor:
Harry Marcus Weston Edmonds
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Harry Marcus Weston Edmonds
Collection date:
1889-1904
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Knives (stone tools)
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Probably made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
(a)— length 14.5 centimeters and (b)— width 12.7 centimeters
Loans:
S1964-1965 #44: Science Center (Diablo Valley College) (December 30, 1964–March 4, 1965)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife and sheath, accession number 2-7121a,b, described as Slate knife with wooden handle and sheath. (a) Decorated slate single edge blade in conifer handle with spruce root wrapping. (b) Red-stained wood sheath.

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