Object Number | NA5696 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chilkat | Tlingit |
Provenience | Alaska |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Hide | Metal |
Description | Carving and general use knife with a short, metal blade lashed to a wooden handle. The handle is rounded and tapers slightly 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 | 22 cm |
Width | 2.8 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedtion to the Northwest Coast, Louis Shotridge, 1917 |
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