Dagger
| 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 |
| 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 - Other Number |
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.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| American Indian Life 1776-1976 ( Dec 1976 - 1978) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] 1976. American Indian Life: 1776-1976.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 25 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Feder, Norman. 1965. American Indian Art: New Shorter Edition.. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. pg. 151 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Page 107/Fig 115 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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