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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0252   CAS 0005-0252; Knife
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Knife
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Tooth; Stone: slate
Description Handle made of a single tooth with a slot carved in it that has a ground slate blade inserted in it.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.7, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 4.4