Knife

Museum number:
2-1370
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Made of ivory. Incised lines and tree-like design on handle. Suspension hole on handle.
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:
Tourist novelty.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 11.1 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-1370, described as Made of ivory. Incised lines and tree-like design on handle. Suspension hole on handle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-1370, described as Made of ivory. Incised lines and tree-like design on handle. Suspension hole on handle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-1370, described as Made of ivory. Incised lines and tree-like design on handle. Suspension hole on handle.

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