Knife, skinning

Description

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

Museum reference

X.GT 151

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Knife, skinning, Knife, dehairing

Date

2nd century BC - 8th century

Materials

Bone

Physical description

Bone; curved back; straight edge

Collection place(s)

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

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

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