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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0257   CAS 0005-0257; Knife handle
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Knife handle
Culture Native Alaskan
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 Ivory
Description Semicircular handle with one straight edge with a groove cut in it for blade insertion; Proximal curved area has 2 holes drilled through it and both sides have designs etched in them.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.4, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 5.2