Knife

Museum number:
2-7208
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Hafted in figure of mythological animal; red-stained wood handle has carved fins and flippers.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Knives (stone tools)
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
For woman. Probably tourist piece; non-functional handle.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 7.5 centimeters
Comment:
Native name: "ulu
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-7208, described as Hafted in figure of mythological animal; red-stained wood handle has carved fins and flippers.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-7208, described as Hafted in figure of mythological animal; red-stained wood handle has carved fins and flippers.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-7208, described as Hafted in figure of mythological animal; red-stained wood handle has carved fins and flippers.

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