Knife
Unknown people (Northwest Coast)
Northwest Coast
early-mid 20th century
Bone, rawhide, and thread
Overall: 18 11/16 × 2 1/16 × 11/16 in. (47.5 × 5.2 × 1.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Transferred from Special Collections, Baker Library, Dartmouth College
988.34.26944
Geography
Place Made: Northwest Coast, United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Food Processing
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Northwest Coast
Not on view
Inscriptions
In ink on back of blade: "Gift of ......Holden .......... ...... .... 1962
Provenance
Raymond Holden; given Special Collections, Baker Library, Dartmouth College, 1962; transferred to present collection, 1988.
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