1928 Scrimshawed Caribou Bone Snow Knife chicago I love the warm glow

I love the warm glow of light in this one but simultaneous sense of moodiness--and I can't help but to imagine walking through what looks like a portal into the interior of that rock formation

was finished with a hardened varnish or shellac and bears a great rich patina

Found in New Hampshire

but the box is in great shape

1928 Scrimshawed Caribou Bone Snow Knife chicago I love the warm glowAt first I took this scrimshawed blade for a letter opener, but I have since learned that it is, I believe, much more interestingly an Inuit snow knife! From what I have read, some snow knives (as I believe is most likely the case with this smallish, decorated one) were used by young girls as stylists to draw pictures in the snow, with these being passed down from older to younger girls. Other snow knives were used as tools for cutting hard packed