Knife

NA9463

From: Alaska | Klukwan

Curatorial Section: American

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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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