Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0852 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Knife blade | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan) | |
| Materials | Stone: slate | |
| Description | Singled-edged knife blade made from flat piece of slate, generally rectangular in shape, ground smooth on both faces, and with distal end tapered along one edge; Cutting edge is bifacially thinned and ground smooth and is rounded on distal end; Edge opposite cutting edge is bifacially chipped along distal end and ground smooth (but not thinned) along proximal end; Color is dark gray. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.9, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 11.5 | |