Butcher Knife
42-30-88
From: United States of America | South Dakota | Wounded Knee Battlefield
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 42-30-88 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | United States of America | South Dakota | Wounded Knee Battlefield |
Culture Area | Great Plains Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Iron | Wood |
Description | Straight, single-edged, iron blade rounded to point, very much worn. Wide flat tang extended the full length of the two-piece (one missing) wooden grip. Three iron rivets. Blade pierced in front of grip. |
Length | 40.2 cm |
Width | 2.9 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
Other Number | 283 - Collector Number |
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