E0169: Inuit- Knife

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0169

Classification Category:

10:Unclassifiable Artifacts ➞ Multiple Use Artifact

Marks/Labels:

Tag: 169 A,B, and C in ink on each element
Tag: "Eskimo knife presented by T.L. Brevig."

Materials:

animal ➔ bone
stone/minerals ➔ slate
botanical ➔ fiber

Dimensions:

20 cm L
3.5 cm W

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

Alaska, USA

Acquisition Date:

November 2 1898

Description:

Slate-bladed knife with bone handle and willow bark cord. Object is from Alaska and was donated by Rev. T.L. Brevig in 1898.

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