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Made of bone with a burnished surface and an inset iron blade. Collected in the Kotzebue Sound region on the western side of the Alaskan peninsula.

Acquired during the voyage of the HMS Blossom under Captain Beechey, 1825-8

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
51/1916/51
Collection Class
Tools for farm and craft
Collection Area Region
North America
Material
bone | iron | | |
Common Name
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Simple Name
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Production Town

Production County
Bering Strait / Northwest Alaska
Production Country
United States of America
Production Person Initials

Production Person Surname

Production Year Low
1826
Production Year High
1827

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