Object Number | NA9463 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chilkat | Tlingit |
Provenience | Alaska | Klukwan |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Metal | Hide |
Description | Carving and general use knife with a short, metal blade lashed to a wooden handle. The handle is rounded and tapers at the end opposite the blade. A long, thin, hide strip is wrapped around the hafting end to secure the blade to a slot in the handle. |
Length | 28.3 cm |
Width | 2.4 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1923 |
Other Number | 14 - Other Number |
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