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Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0851   CAS 0005-0851; 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 irregularly shaped flat piece of slate, ground smooth on both faces; Convex cutting edge is bifacially thinned and ground smooth; Color is gray-green.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.5, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 9.3