Knife

45-12-323

From: United States of America | Alaska | Southeast Coast (Alaska) | Attu Island | Little Mike Point | Aleutian Islands

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 45-12-323
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Aleut
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Southeast Coast (Alaska) | Attu Island | Little Mike Point | Aleutian Islands
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Period Aleutian Tradition
Date Made 2500 BCE-1800 CE
Section American
Materials Andesite
Technique Chipped
Description

Quadrangular with rounded end. Used for cutting bone splints for awls and needles.

Length 4 cm
Width 2 cm
Credit Line Gift of Charles C. Chapple, 1945

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