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Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0331   CAS 0005-0331; Knife
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Knife
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 Single-edged knife blade, made from flat piece of slate chipped to general triangular shape and ground smooth on both faces; Very wide, convex cutting edge is bifacially thinned and ground very smooth; Color is dark brown.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 9.4, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 12.9