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Description

Graver with an iron blade set into a handle made from antler or bone. The blade has been sharpened along one edge and at the tip. The handle consists of two pieces of antler or bone with matching grooves at one end that hold the blade. Parts of the handle pieces near the blade have been cut away, leaving a slight step at that end. The two parts of the handle are held together with a hide thong wrapping.

Information from the Smithsonian

SI ARCHIVE DISTRIBUTION DOCUMENTS LIST THIS CATALOG NUMBER ON "DISTRIBUTION LIST #6" IN 1867 WITHOUT ANY MENTION OF WHERE IT WAS SENT.

  • Collection: Macfarlane Collection
  • Catalogue Number: E2297-0
  • Object Type: graver
  • Materials: hide, iron, wood, antler, sinew, bone
  • Manufacturing Techniques: cutting, lashing, staining, grooving
  • Tags: tool

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