snow-knife
snow-knife The spot having been selected for a camp, the Eskimo tests an adjacent snowbank with his boots to see if it has the requisite firmness, or he thrusts his long snow-knife ([PT]) . . . into it. [building of snow-house] PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story JAN 1971 JH JAN 1971 Not used Not used W...
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Language: | English |
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1971
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/56753 |
Summary: | snow-knife The spot having been selected for a camp, the Eskimo tests an adjacent snowbank with his boots to see if it has the requisite firmness, or he thrusts his long snow-knife ([PT]) . . . into it. [building of snow-house] PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story JAN 1971 JH JAN 1971 Not used Not used Withdrawn [see also 'snow-houses', "Living" snow] Checked by Rebecca Nolan on Thu 24 Sep 2015, Card marked DNE-cit but not used |
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