Inuit Hunting Knife

Date: 19th century
Country of origin: Alaska, U.S.A.
Material: Caribou antler, Trade steel, Russian glass trade beads, sinew wrapping
Dimensions: 9 3/4” x 1 3/4”
Description: Hunting knife in the form of a seal from Seward Peninsula in Northern Alaska. There are engraved decoration of the seals mouth, eyebrows, and indications of fur.