Snow-knife made from reindeer antler. The antler has been worked to a point. At the other end is a small section cut out to form a handle, and a small perforation next to this. [RH [OPS Move] 19/4/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Snow-knife made from reindeer antler. The antler has been worked to a point. At the other end is a small section cut out to form a handle, and a small perforation next to this. [RH [OPS Move] 19/4/2017]
Geographical reference: Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada; Nunavut Qikiqtaaluk Region [Baffin Island] Cumberland Sound
Cultural groups: Inuit (Greenland); Inuit
Person: Field collector Edmund James Peck; Field collector Church Missionary Society; PRM source Edmund James Peck
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1900 Archaeological period: Thule Culture
Date collected: By 1900
Acquisition information: Purchased: 03/1900
Materials and processes: Material Reindeer Antler Animal, Process Perforated, Process Carved
Dimensions: Width: max 39 mm, Length: max 290 mm, Depth: max 14 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1900.65.10

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Knife

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