Story Knife
Item number 3584/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Partial story knife with identical circular and geometric designs incised along length, on front and back (top half of blade has broken off). Handle is triangular with a rounded tip, that curves to underside of knife. From curve to end of handle, there are five circular protrusions decorated with incised semi-circles and dots; plain line divides handle from blade portion of knife. Knife blade flares outward and has lines trimming the outer edges; five horizontal lines join the borders together, forming decorated bands. Patterns are (from top to bottom): five concentric circle designs connected with an "X", diagonal lines, diagonal lines, diagonal lines, and an inverted "Y". Additional concentric circle designs, zigzags, and small grid are carved along left side, towards top of blade.
Narrative
Acquired by the donor's father when he lived in Nyac, Alaska, on the Kuskokwim River, from the 1920s to 1960s.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Collected between 1920 and 1969
- Owned by Susan Hall before August 19, 2022
- Received from Susan Hall (Donor) on August 19, 2022
What
- Name
- Story Knife
- Identification Number
- 3584/3
- Type of Item
- knife
- Material
- walrus tusk and pigment ?
- Overall
- height 18.3 cm, width 3.2 cm, depth 0.7 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
Who
- Culture
- Yup'ik
- Previous Owner
- Susan Hall
- Received from
- Susan Hall (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1969
- Ownership Date
- before August 19, 2022
- Acquisition Date
- on August 19, 2022
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3584/0003
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