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Catalog Number

CAS 0005-1003   CAS 0005-1003; 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 flat, very thin, and irregularly shaped piece of slate; One face is ground very smooth; Convex cutting edge is bifacially thinned and ground smooth; Color is mottled gray.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.9, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 8.7