Snow knife

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq
Collector: Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Previous owner: Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Seller: Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940

Collection History: Collected between 1907 and 1913 by Micajah W. Pope (1873-1940) during his work with the Alaskan Boundary Survey; purchased by MAI from Micajah Pope in 1939.
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Place: Demarcation Point (Pataktak); Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/250
Barcode: 200250.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Snow knife
Media/Materials: Ivory, wood, hide
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6299228c2-ba3b-474a-82ed-a1afc1381d24

Record ID: NMAI_213913