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Catalog Number CAS 1986-0004-0003   CAS 1986-0004-0003; Knife
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Knife
Culture Tlingit, possibly
Global Region North America
Country Canada or USA
State/Prov./Dist. British Columbia or Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data Area near Klukwan, Alaska
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Metal: Steel; Leather
Description Double-edged knife with a short, upward-curved blade hafted onto back of long wooden handle and held in place with leather lacing; Cylindrical handle has wide, U-shaped finger notch cut along one edge and low-relief carvings of various eye motifs on one face.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.6, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 30.2