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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian
Title:Biface; Knife blade
Type:Fishing/Trapping/Hunting
Materials:Chert
Place Made:North America; United States; Massachusetts; Springfield; Long Hill
Measurements:Overall: 1 1/2 in x 3/4 in; 3.7 cm x 1.9 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK K.184
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
 

This object is under review for NAGPRA-sensitivity.

Recent updates to NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) require consent from lineal descendants and/or affiliated Native American Tribes or Native Hawaiian Organizations before displaying or researching cultural items. We have removed the public image of this belonging until we can learn more about the wishes of affiliated Tribal officials or the descendants of those who made it.

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Description:
Greenish gray chert notched knife blade.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; indigenous people; Native American; knives

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