Knife

Museum number:
2-1373
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Made of ivory. Incised line and dots on both faces. 2 lobes at base of handle.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Northwest Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
Story (snow) knife. Children's toy to make designs in snow, cut out snow animals.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 25.5 centimeters
Comment:
References: Nelson, Pl. XCIV and p. 346.
Loans:
S1962-1963 #54: Florence Rosen (April 30, 1963–May 6, 1963) and S1964-1965 #9: University of California, Davis (September 3, 1964–January 1965)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-1373, described as Made of ivory. Incised line and dots on both faces. 2 lobes at base of handle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-1373, described as Made of ivory. Incised line and dots on both faces. 2 lobes at base of handle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-1373, described as Made of ivory. Incised line and dots on both faces. 2 lobes at base of handle.

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