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Knife

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Accession no.: Y: 82/11/2
Title: Knife
Description: Knife, snow, bone. Tunumiit (East Greenlanders). beach near Kap Margrethe, Ella O, Kalaallit Nunaata Tunu (East Greenland), 1950.
Object type: Knife
Classified name:
Current cultural affiliation: Tunumiit
Former cultural affiliation: East Greenlanders
Current place name: Kalaallit Nunaata Tunu > Ella O > Kap Margrethe > Beach near
Former place name: East Greenland > Ella O > Kap Margrethe > Beach near
Keyword(s): Tools
Field collection:
Place: Kalaallit Nunaata Tunu (East Greenland) > Ella O
Date: 1950
Number of items: 1
Full description:

Knife: Snow. Made from a single piece of bone. Rectangular blade has one convex surface and one flat surface. Handle curves upward, terminating in L-shaped knob.

Related records:
  • SPRI Archives 069.41 Adams, P.J.
Dimensions: Image:
  • Width: 77mm; height: ?mm; length: 248mm; diameter: ?mm; depth: ?mm