Crooked Knife

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Date Made: ca 1900

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Alaska

Subject: Knives, Personal Accessories, Indians, Native Americans

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

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Credit Line: Mrs. James G. Burrell

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.59.0867Catalog Number: 59.0867Accession Number: 162489

Object Name: knife, crookedObject Type: cutleryOther Terms: Knife; Personal Utensils; Cutlery

Physical Description: steel (blade material)antler, reindeer or caribou (handle material)root, spruce (binding material)Measurements: overall: 1 1/8 in x 9 3/4 in x 1 5/16 in; 2.8575 cm x 24.765 cm x 3.33375 cmdisjointed handle part: 1/8 in x 1 in x 7/16 in; .3175 cm x 2.54 cm x 1.11125 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-1ce9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_316951

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