Knife

Museum number:
2-1357
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Curved base; suspension hole at handle end. Made of ivory.
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 12.7 centimeters
Comment:
References: Nelson Pl. XCIV and p. 346.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-1357, described as Curved base; suspension hole at handle end. Made of ivory.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-1357, described as Curved base; suspension hole at handle end. Made of ivory.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-1357, described as Curved base; suspension hole at handle end. Made of ivory.

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