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Date1850-1900
MediumWood, leather, and metal
DimensionsOverall: 5 × 3/4 × 1/2 in. (12.7 × 1.9 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.512
Not on view
DescriptionKnives of this type are still used by NW Coast carvers. This example is probably a reworked larger knife blade.
Collections
Additional Details
Exhibition History
1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 57).
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 57).
Provenance
1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
Published References
WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST (exh. cat. Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 44.
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on handle: E61
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with rawhide, glass beads, and sinew
Object number: 1984.543
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with rawhide, glass beads, and tin cone dangles
Object number: 1984.542
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with glass beads, metal, and coin
Object number: 1984.538
Date: c. 1850-1875 CE
Medium: Wood, metal, spruce root, and cotton twine
Object number: 1984.504
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1850-75
Medium: Wood, metal, sinew, and feathers
Object number: 1984.549
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Rawhide with brass tacks, glass seed beads, and red paint
Object number: 1984.541
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: date unknown
Medium: Leather, wood, stone, and glass beads
Object number: 1984.547
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Wood, leather and stone
Object number: 1984.546
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Stone, wood and leather
Object number: 1984.545
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Stone, wood, leather, and glass beads
Object number: 1984.544