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Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0862   CAS 0005-0862; 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: basalt (?)
Description Fragment of flat, singled-edged knife blade pecked and ground to lunate (?) shape, with all faces ground very smooth; Convex cutting edge is bifacially thinned and ground smooth; Back edge of blade is rounded and ground smooth and is slightly concave in shape; Color is dark gray.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.1, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 9.5