Story Knife

This image shows a story knife used by Eskimos in telling a story. With notches to indicate where the story teller left off. Also used for drawing pictures in sand to illustrate a story.

Bibliographic Details
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: College and Lutheran Church Archives, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 West College Avenue, St. Peter, MN 56082 1940
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Online Access:http://archives.gac.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15292coll2/id/3524
Description
Summary:This image shows a story knife used by Eskimos in telling a story. With notches to indicate where the story teller left off. Also used for drawing pictures in sand to illustrate a story.