Knife

Museum number:
2-4081
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
Neumann 510 (original number, Second original no. = Neumann 510) and x-227 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Made of ivory, curved. Tapered slit in handle end. Incised designs on all surfaces.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Akulemiut Eskimo
Collector:
Rudolph Neumann
Collection date:
1898
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1904
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 28 centimeters
Comment:
References: Nelson Pl. XCIV and p. 346.
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955), S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960), and S1964-1965 #9: University of California, Davis (September 3, 1964–January 1965)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Knife, accession number 2-4081, described as Made of ivory, curved. Tapered slit in handle end. Incised designs on all surfaces.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Knife, accession number 2-4081, described as Made of ivory, curved. Tapered slit in handle end. Incised designs on all surfaces.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-4081, described as Made of ivory, curved. Tapered slit in handle end. Incised designs on all surfaces.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-4081, described as Made of ivory, curved. Tapered slit in handle end. Incised designs on all surfaces.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-4081, described as Made of ivory, curved. Tapered slit in handle end. Incised designs on all surfaces.

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