Stone knife with an ivory handle
Iñupiaq
Western Arctic
Arctic
collected about 1941
Stone slate and ivory
Overall: 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the Estate of Corey Ford, Class of 1921H
169.75.24879
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Food Processing
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Course History
Art History 38.04, Food and Art: Global History, Nicola Camerlenghi, Spring 2023
Art History 38.04, Food & Art: Global History, Nick Camerlenghi, Fall 2023
Provenance
U.S. Mercantile Company, Nome, Alaska; sold to Corey Ford (1902-1969, Class of 1921H), about August 7, 1941; Estate of Corey Ford, Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection,1969.
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