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50-51-50

From: United States of America | Alaska | Cape Prince of Wales

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 50-51-50
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Cape Prince of Wales
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Slate
Technique Chipped
Description

Slate. Basically rectangular, though one edge bulges a bit. This bulge is the cutting edge. Base narrows, as if for attachment to something. Tip broken. Edge sharpened by grinding.

Length 6.6 cm
Width 1.4 cm
Credit Line Bering Strait Expedition, F. G. Rainey, 1950

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