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Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0819   CAS 0005-0819; Knife blade
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 Single-edged knife blade made from flat piece of slate, roughly rectangular in overall shape with rounded corners; Cutting edge along longest side is convex, bifacially thinned and ground smooth; Color is mottled gray.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 6.4, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 10.5