NMS Archaeology Object 147353: X.GT 151 - Knife, skinning Knife, dehairing


Description

Summary


Bone implement, possibly a skinning or dehairing knife, from Vallay, North Uist, 200 BC - 800 AD


Accession Number


X.GT 151


Other references

Not recordedIII.21.27

Original description

OLD CATTLEFORD, VALLAY, N. UIST. Bone implement, possibly a skinning knife, 7 3/8" long, with curved back and straight edge.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Vallay, North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1921

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Unknown

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Not recorded

Image

Image of Bone implement, possibly a skinning or dehairing knife, from Vallay, North Uist, 200 BC - 800 AD © National Museums Scotland
Image of Bone implement, possibly a skinning or dehairing knife, from Vallay, North Uist, 200 BC - 800 AD © National Museums Scotland

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