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Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0824   CAS 0005-0824; Knife blade fragment
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Knife blade fragment
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 Fragment of single-edged (/) knife blade made from irregularly shaped, flat piece of slate; Convex cutting edge is ground thin on one face (probably was originally bifacially ground); Color is gray-green.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 9.0, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 12.9