Snow knife

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1946.
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Place: Kotzebue Sound; NANA Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/9355
Barcode: 209355.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Snow knife
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65db463e9-7148-408e-ad16-765be49e5327

Record ID: NMAI_223522