Knife

Museum number:
2-3932
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-78 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Head of whaling knife (?), probably partial ulu blade. Triangular fragment with cutting edge sharpened from both edges.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
cf. 2-3996
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 10.7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-3932, described as Head of whaling knife (?), probably partial ulu blade. Triangular fragment with cutting edge sharpened from both edges.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-3932, described as Head of whaling knife (?), probably partial ulu blade. Triangular fragment with cutting edge sharpened from both edges.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-3932, described as Head of whaling knife (?), probably partial ulu blade. Triangular fragment with cutting edge sharpened from both edges.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-3932, described as Head of whaling knife (?), probably partial ulu blade. Triangular fragment with cutting edge sharpened from both edges.

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