Catalog Number |
CAS 1986-0004-0003 |
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Category |
Carvings; Tools & Implements |
Object Name |
Knife |
Culture |
Tlingit, possibly |
Global Region |
North America |
Country |
Canada or USA |
State/Prov./Dist. |
British Columbia or Alaska |
County |
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Other Geographic
Data |
Area near Klukwan, Alaska |
Maker's Name |
Unknown |
Date of Manufacture |
ca. early 1900s |
Collection Name |
N/A |
Materials |
Wood; Metal: Steel; Leather |
Description |
Double-edged knife with a short, upward-curved blade hafted onto back of long wooden handle and held in place with leather lacing; Cylindrical handle has wide, U-shaped finger notch cut along one edge and low-relief carvings of various eye motifs on one face. |
Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 2.6, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 30.2 |