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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0104   CAS 0005-0104; Knife handle
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Knife handle
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description Rectangular shaped bone handle with hole drilled in proximal end that has leather thong in it; Distal end is notched with a slot running 2.6 cm back from end; Distal end also has a notch carved around it for holding the blade in; Side of handle toward the distal end has a possible thumb hole drilled in it; Blade would be end- and side-mounted.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.7, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 13.1