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Object connections:
| Collection | Franklin relics, World Cultures, North America, Polar Equipment and Relics |
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| Gallery location | Not on display |
| Events | Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848, Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, McClintock, 1857-1859 |
| Vessels | Fox (1855) |
Object details:
| Object ID | AAA2098 |
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| Description | A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. Snow knife bought from the Inuit by the McClintock Search Expedition on 3 March 1859, near Cape Victoria, on the Boothia Peninsula. The item is made from materials salvaged from equipment that had belonged to the Franklin expedition. The knife has a two-edged steel blade riveted to a bone handle with an upturned end. There is a suspension loop half way down the handle. It was referred to by McClintock: 'seven knives made by the natives out of materials obtained from the last expedition'. A Royal Naval Museum number has been painted in white on the handle '(3)'. |
| Date made | 1848-1859 |
| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
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| Place made | Nunavut |
| Credit | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Materials | steel; antler |
| Measurements | Overall: 395 mm x 40 mm x 25 mm |
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