Knife

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Culture/People: Kalaallit [Greenland]
Seller: Henry Booth, Non-Indian, 1849-1929
Previous owner: Henry Booth, Non-Indian, 1849-1929

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Henry Booth (1849-1929, a mining engineer in Poughkeepsie, New York); purchased by George Heye from Henry Booth in 1905.
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Place: Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas: Eastern Arctic

See related items: Kalaallit [Greenland]; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4159
Barcode: 004159.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Knife
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6eb7d7425-8e63-41ba-8b16-058203ea8e75

Record ID: NMAI_4308