Baleen Shaver

29-80-177

From: United States of America | Alaska | Point Barrow

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-80-177
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Point Barrow
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Period Modern
Section American
Materials Metal
Description

Modern

Knife with metal blade used to shave off thin strips of baleen.

Credit Line Alfred H. Hopson Expedition to Point Barrow, 1929

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