Ivory snow knife / Arctic, Inuit

Essay/Description

Etched ivory snow knife used to carve snow.

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Ivory snow knife

Culture:

Arctic, Inuit

Date:

1800s

Period:

Historic

Place:

Nelson Island, Alaska

Materials/Techniques:

Ivory

Classification:

Archaeological Objects

Object Type:

Snow Knife

Accession No:

83.1120

Department:

Anthropology

Collection:

Kravis Discovery Center

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Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 0 1/4in. (0.6cm)
Width: 1 11/100in. (2.8cm)
Length: 9 61/64in. (25.3cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Alaska, Arctic, Eskimo, implements, Indian, Indians, knives, Native American, Nelson Island, tools

Snow Knives

The Inuit used snow knives to cut blocks from the compact snow, often in order to make a snow igloo.

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Ivory snow knife. 83.1120. Kravis Discovery Center. 1800s. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/831120 (05/26/2017).

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