Crooked Knife
42-30-52
From: Canada | Great Slave Lake
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 42-30-52 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Eskimo |
| Provenience | Canada | Great Slave Lake |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Steel | Horn (animal part) |
| Description | Steel blade made from file. Back of blade near "point" ornamentally notched. Tang inserted in flat section of musk ox horn which is curved at the end, ornamented with grooved and with inlaid dots of red pigment. Rectangular section covering one side of tang is a separated piece which fits into the rest of the handle and is rivetted in place. |
| Length | 26 cm |
| Width | 1.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
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