Knife

Museum number:
2-45289
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Accession number:
Acc.2747
Description:
Paper knife made of ivory. Blade has hemispherical notch near end. Blade set into fossil ivory handle carved in shape of outstretched seal.
Donor:
Harold J. Murphy
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Harold J. Murphy
Collection date:
1956-1971
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
1971
Context of use:
Tourist curio.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 21.2 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-45289, described as Paper knife made of ivory. Blade has hemispherical notch near end. Blade set into fossil ivory handle carved in shape of outstretched seal.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-45289, described as Paper knife made of ivory. Blade has hemispherical notch near end. Blade set into fossil ivory handle carved in shape of outstretched seal.

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