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1925.11.13

Iron blade with bone handle; from a grave

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1925.11.13

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Collection type
Object
Description
Iron blade with bone handle; from a grave
Long description
Bone knife-handle, with iron blade.
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, Material Iron Metal, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 185 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1925.11.13 Other numbers: 1925.141

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