IVORY KNIFE, ETCHED

Object/Artifact

St. Joseph Museums

The image is completely black.

Name/Title

IVORY KNIFE, ETCHED

Entry/Object ID

143/5723

Description

KNIFE MADE OF IVORY WITH ETCHINGS AS DECORATION?

Use

UTILITARIAN, CEREMONIAL?

Context

PART OF THE HARRY GEORGE COLLECTION

Collection

Harry L. George Collection

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Alaska

Culture/Tribe

Tlingit

Native American, First Nation

Dimensions

Dimension Description

UNKNOWN

Provenance

Notes

UNKNOWN AT PRESENT HOWEVER IT'S CERTAINLY. POSSIBLE THAT IT MIGHT BE DISCOVERED BY ADDITIONAL RESEARCH INTO THE HARRY GEORGE LEDGERS. HARRY PURCHASED QUITE A LOT OF ARTIFACTS MADE IN ALASKA AND THE NORTHWEST.