Beaver Tooth Knife-Sharpener
date: label: Accession Date
content: 9 Feb 1882
name: label: Donor Name
content: Edward W. Nelson
notes: label: Notes
content: Photo and description in Fienup-Riordan, Ann. 2007. Yuungnaqpiallerput, The Way We Genuinely Live: Masterworks of Yup'ik Science and Survival. Seattle: University Of Washington Press, p. 69. Qukeggun Beaver-tooth engraving tool. L. 6 3/4 in., W. 2 in., D. 3/4 in. Engraving tool from Rasboinsky. Many men still carry a beaver tooth with them to sharpen their knives.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 29 Aug 2023
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Rasboinsky (Razboinski), Yukon River, Lower, Alaska, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Eskimo, Yup'ik
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 82A00003
label: USNM Number
content: E48720-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Whetstone
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 17.5 cm
label: Width
content: 6 cm