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Catalog Number

CAS 0005-1045   CAS 0005-1045; 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: slate
Description Midsection of single-edged knife blade, generally rectangular in shape, made from flat piece of slate; Convex cutting edge is unifacially thinned and ground smooth (complete blade may have been bifacially thinned); Color is gray-green.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.9, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 6.9