Knife

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Date created: circa 1900

Culture/People: probably Copper Inuit (attributed)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1918.
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Place: Banks Island; Inuvialuit Settlement Region; Northwest Territories; Canada
Archipelago: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name: Banks Island
Island Grouping: South Canadian Arctic Islands

See related items: Copper Inuit; Tools and Equipment (General)
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8/7915
Barcode: 087915.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Knife
Media/Materials: Iron blade, ivory, hide thong/babiche, animal bone, metal pin/pins
Techniques: Carved, wrapped, nailed
Dimensions: 39 x 6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67b71fac5-b830-4ba7-b9f1-23ed53eb6436

Record ID: NMAI_94998