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E2284-0 - Crooked KnifeBack

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Description

Crooked knife with an iron blade attached to an antler handle with two iron rivets. The bottom edge of the handle has a series of indentations to improve the grip.

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: E2284-0
  • Object Type: crooked knife
  • Materials: iron, antler
  • Manufacturing Techniques: cutting, incising, smoothening, riveting
  • Tags: tool

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