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Fleshing knife

Maker
Marks or LabelsNon marqué / Unmarked
Date about 1975
Medium / Technique Bone, tanned and smoked hide and cotton
Cut, carved, sewn and assembled
DimensionsFleshing knife with cord: 15.2 × 2.8 × 44.8 cm (width x depth x length) Fleshing knife without cord: 15.2 × 2.8 × 27.2 cm (width x depth x length) Sheath with cord: 6 × 2.3 × 29.1 cm (width x depth x length) Sheath without cord: 5.7 × 6 × 2.3 cm (height x width x depth)
ClassificationTools & Equipment for Materials - Leather, Horn & Shellworking T&E
CultureIndigenous: Naskapi
Origin Kawawachikamach, Matimekosh (Schefferville) area, Quebec, Canada
Geocultural Area Eastern Subarctic
Object NumberM977.98.4.1-2
DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase
Status
Not on view

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