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   ocr: Meteorite I Spirit. For centuries, Eskimos used the meteorite as a source of iron for knives and other weapons and tools, traveling long distances to obtain pieces of it. This use is most evident in the two smaller pieces on view, which have been worn smooth by scraping. A rounded meteorite fragment called Akpohon, found near an ancient igloo site on Ellesmere Island, Canada, is now known to be part of the Cape York iron 4112