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Pair of stabbing knives,

before 1894

Iñupiaq
PU 8226

Information

Title
Pair of stabbing knives
Dates

before 1894

Medium
Wood and slate
Dimensions
l. 43.2 cm., w. 1.5 cm., d. 1.3 cm. (17 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.) l. 36.5 cm., w. 1.5 cm., d. 1.0 cm. (14 3/8 x 9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 8226
Place Made

North America, United States, Alaska, North Alaska

Place Collected

North America, Malemut (present day Kotzebue)

Culture
Materials
Subject

Collected by Lt. George T. Emmons; Given to Elizabeth Marsh Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), received by exchange 1894