Dagger
42-30-42
From: Canada | British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 42-30-42 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Haida |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Copper | Hide | Wood | Abalone |
| Description | Copper. Long, double-edged blade tapered to point with wide, flat, applied medial ridge on one face. Tang inserted in wooden shaft wound with thong with wooden cap riveted over top of blade. The grip terminates in a double wooden neck with abalons shell inlay. The whole is frazed and backed with a leaf-shaped copper blade with sharp edges. |
| Length | 58 cm |
| Width | 5.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number | 183 - Collector Number |
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