Skinning tool

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Date created: probably AD 100–1600

Culture/People: probably Thule Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1926.
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Place: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Thule Tradition (archaeological culture); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/7347
Barcode: 147347.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Skinning tool
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Incised
Dimensions: 6.9 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws622c41fd7-4d68-4c22-bb17-5c3e143c13f5

Record ID: NMAI_158014