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1925.11.7

Broken bone snow-knife blade; from a grave. the blade edge is curved and the tip rounded. [CW [OPS Move] 20/4/2017]


1925.11.7

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Collection type
Object
Description
Broken bone snow-knife blade; from a grave. the blade edge is curved and the tip rounded. [CW [OPS Move] 20/4/2017]
Long description
Broken bone blade for snow-knife. [El.B 29/02/2012]
Geographical reference
Nunavut Qikiqtaaluk Region [Baffin Island] Pond Inlet unnamed grave
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Person
Field collector Henry Toke Munn
PRM source Henry Toke Munn
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Thule Culture
Date collected
By 1920
Acquisition information
Donated: 1925
Materials and processes
Material Bone, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width: max 50 mm, Depth: max 2 mm, Length: max 154 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1925.11.7 Other numbers: 1925.137

Search terms: Tool, Death, Religion, Knife, Grave Good