Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-1000 | |
| 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 that is ground very smooth on both faces; Very wide and nearly straight cutting edge is bifacially thinned and ground smooth; Back edge of blade is jagged; Color is mottled gray and black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.1, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 9.1 | |