Knife
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in 1953 by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) during MAI fieldwork sponsored by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 22/2120
- Barcode
- 222120.000
- Culture/People
- Atikamekw [Obedjiwan]
- Collector
- William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
- Expedition sponsor
- Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Incorporated (Viking Fund, Inc.), 1941-
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Knife
- Media/Materials
- Steel, wood, cotton cloth, twine/string
- Techniques
- Carved, wrapped
- Place
- Obiguan Reserve; Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region; Québec; Canada
- See related items
- Atikamekw [Obedjiwan]
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Record ID
- NMAI_237026
- Usage
- CC0
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