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1934.63.19

Knife with stone blade set in semicircular stone handle, lashed with sinews. [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 30/11/2004]

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1934.63.19

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Collection type
Object
Description
Knife with stone blade set in semicircular stone handle, lashed with sinews. [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 30/11/2004]
Cultural groups
Inuit; Arctic
Inuit
Person
Field collector Robert Elliot or Elliott
PRM source S.G. Hewlett
PRM source Sydney Gerald Hewlett
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1934
Date collected
By 1934
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1934
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Material Animal Sinew, Material Wood Plant, Process Bound, Process Ground
Dimensions
Length: max 92 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1934.63.19

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Knife