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| Accession no.: |
N: 939a |
| Title: |
Knife |
| Description: |
Knife, in case with rock specimens (N: 939). Inughuit. Port Foulke, Kalaallit Nunaata Avannaarsua (North Greenland), May 1875- November 1876. |
| Classified name: |
| Current cultural affiliation |
Inughuit
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| Former cultural affiliation |
Polar Eskimo
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| Current place name |
Kalaallit Nunaata Avannaarsua > Port Foulke
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| Former place name |
Northwest Greenland > Port Foulke
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| Getty AAT |
Knives
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| Field collection: |
| Person |
Aldrich, Pelham |
| Date |
5/1875 |
| Place |
Denmark > Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) > Port Foulke |
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| Number of items: |
1 |
| Full description: |
Handle is made from two pieces of bone spliced together and secured with sinew wrapping through 4 circular holes in each surface. Two curved metal blades are inserted into groove on underside. Six additional circular holes through proximal end of handle. Rectangular paper label: "Eskimo Knife. Picked up by me when walking in the neighbourhood of Port Foulke". Knife is mounted in a double-hinged wooden case with rock specimens, fossil leaves, and other fossils with label: "Rock Specimens And other things. Brought back by Lt. Pelham Aldrich, from Grant Land, Nares Expedition, 1875-76. Presented by Mrs. Aldrich."
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| Dimensions: |
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Width: 33mm ((approximate - measurement taken through case)), length: 285mm (approximate - measurement taken through case)
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