Knife

Museum number:
2-2951
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
42 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.26
Description:
Blubber knife or oolvo; ivory handle, extra-large iron hacksaw blade. Has ergonomic grooves for the fingers (in the handle).
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Noona-Taney ?
Collector:
H. H. Cushing
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
December 16, 1902
Context of use:
Womans utility knife.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
26 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Knife, accession number 2-2951, described as Blubber knife or oolvo; ivory handle, extra-large iron hacksaw blade. Has ergonomic grooves for the fingers (in the handle).Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Knife, accession number 2-2951, described as Blubber knife or oolvo; ivory handle, extra-large iron hacksaw blade. Has ergonomic grooves for the fingers (in the handle).Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Knife, accession number 2-2951, described as Blubber knife or oolvo; ivory handle, extra-large iron hacksaw blade. Has ergonomic grooves for the fingers (in the handle).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-2951, described as Blubber knife or oolvo; ivory handle, extra-large iron hacksaw blade. Has ergonomic grooves for the fingers (in the handle).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-2951, described as Blubber knife or oolvo; ivory handle, extra-large iron hacksaw blade. Has ergonomic grooves for the fingers (in the handle).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-2951, described as Blubber knife or oolvo; ivory handle, extra-large iron hacksaw blade. Has ergonomic grooves for the fingers (in the handle).

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