Knife
86-38-1
From: Northwest Coast
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 86-38-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Northwest Coast |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Copper | Spruce Root | Pigment |
Description | Sheet copper object imitating a Northwest Coast dagger, pointed at one end and oval at the other, with basketwork covering the handle between the two. Crude engraved designs depict a killer whale or whale on oval end, and on the point end a thunderbird, a sea monster and a killer whale. |
Length | 47 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Sharon Stirling, 1986 |
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