About the Artwork
Knife
19th century
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Native american
Eskimo
Possibly mammoth ivory
Overall: 6 5/8 × 1 5/8 × 1 1/4 inches (16.8 × 4.1 × 3.2 cm)
Sculpture
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Marian Moyer
63.338
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Marian Moyer (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1963-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Eskimo, Native American, Knife, 19th century, possibly mammoth ivory. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Marian Moyer, 63.338.
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