Knife

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Previous owner: M. C. Bruce, Non-Indian
Seller: M. C. Bruce, Non-Indian

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye in 1904 from M.C. Bruce (possibly Miner Bruce [1850-1919], an Alaskan fur trader and artifact dealer).
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Place: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2123
Barcode: 002123.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Knife
Media/Materials: Animal Bone, iron blade
Techniques: Perforated, carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws637e25a9c-8db0-4c83-b312-fbf1cc739424

Record ID: NMAI_2176