Knife

45-12-324

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 45-12-324
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 4.7 cm
Width 2.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of Charles C. Chapple, 1945

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