Knife

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Culture/People: Gwich'in (Kutchin)
Previous owner: Mattatuck Museum (Mattatuck Historical Society)
Donor: Mattatuck Museum (Mattatuck Historical Society)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; part of the collections of the Mattatuck Museum (Waterbury, Connecticut) until 1967 when it was donated to MAI by the Mattatuck Museum.
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Place: Alaska, Northwest Territories; USA, Canada (inferred)

See related items: Gwich'in (Kutchin); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/1922
Barcode: 241922.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Knife
Media/Materials: Steel, caribou hide/skin
Techniques: Wrapped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61ce735a9-4402-460f-bbe0-3322f9bfe683

Record ID: NMAI_257188