Crooked Knife Handle

NA7441

From: Alaska | Point Hope

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number NA7441
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience Alaska | Point Hope
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Bone
Description

Bone handles for crooked knives which had depressions for use as drill caps.

Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Arctic: Point Hope Region; William Blair Van Valin, 1919

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