Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0862 | |
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 |