Knife sharpener

Museum number:
2-19104
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020019104
Accession number:
Acc.854
Description:
Whetstone. Jade pendant, oblong, suspension hole with cordage at one end.
Donor:
Ellinor C. Davidson and George Davidson
Collection place:
Koowak River, Kotzebue Sound, Northwest Arctic Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Kotzebue Sound; Koowak River
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1945
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 5.25 inches
Comment:
Remarks: Nelson, Pl. LXV:1 and text p. 92.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife sharpener, accession number 2-19104, described as Whetstone. Jade pendant, oblong, suspension hole with cordage at one end.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife sharpener, accession number 2-19104, described as Whetstone. Jade pendant, oblong, suspension hole with cordage at one end.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife sharpener, accession number 2-19104, described as Whetstone. Jade pendant, oblong, suspension hole with cordage at one end.

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